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Rose Mackenberg’s deceptive activism

Discover how a New York private investigator became part of Houdini’s mission to expose the fraudulent mediums making money from their vulnerable, grieving clients.

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  • A stamp showing Einar Holbøll; representing the need for contributions to help the tuberculous. Colour lithograph after R. Serres, 1954.
  • A bath-house in Cairo. Wood engraving by R. Brea (?) after E. Berninger.
  • John Harrison Curtis. Line engraving by A. R. Freebairn, 1839, after E. W. Wyon after P.A. Sarti.
  • A hunting dog is chasing a duck in the water which escaped from his mouth. Etching by E. Hacker after R. Ansdell.
  • A public bath-house at Dulcigno. Wood engraving by E. Froment after R.C. Woodville.
  • A monkey forcing a cat to retrieve hot chestnuts, so burning its paws on the stove; two kittens in the background. Engraving by R. Graves after E. Landseer, ca. 1850.
  • Civil engineering: a railway bridge at Cologne. Lithograph by J. R. Jobbins after E. H. Horne.
  • A Swedish woman standing on the edge of a cliff, blowing on a long pipe. Engraving by R. Pollard after E.D. Clarke.
  • A young man leans over the back of the young woman's chair and she is smiling as she holds the flower in her hand. Wood engraving by R. Bong X.A. after E. Meisel.
  • Meteorology: a table of the weather. Engraving by R. & E. Williamson, 1815, after Sir John Herschel.
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