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English: Lieutenant F. W. Holmes photograph of the Indian rope trick in May, 1917. Magicians have stated that the 'rope' was actually a bamboo pole. Holmes later accepted this explanation (Elliot, 1934). Robert Henry Elliott. (1934). The Myth of the Mystical East. Wm. Blackwood & Sons. pp. 95-96
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Photograph taken by Lieutenant F. W. Holmes in May, 1917. Was printed in various American and British magazines and newspapers.

For example The Great Indian Rope-Trick. Photographed for the first time by Lieut. F.W. Holmes, V.C., M.M. (April, 1919). The Strand Magazine 57: 310-311.

The photograph is discussed in many books, most notably Robert Henry Elliot. (1934). The Myth of the Mystical East. Wm. Blackwood & Sons. pp. 95-96 and William Thomas Pritchard. (Will Dexter [pseud]). (1958). This is Magic: Secrets of the Conjurer's Craft. Citadel Press. p. 80
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