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Miagara i.e. Niagara. Mrs. Taylor the first human being to go over falls and lives

Miagara i.e. Niagara. Mrs. Taylor the first human being to go over fal...

Stereograph shows Annie Edson Taylor crossing Niagara River on a plank with the falls in the distance; Mrs. Taylor was the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel. H10108 U.S. Copyright Office.

Webster Young, a Buffalo County farmer, walking wire and carrying daughter at the White Bridge Picnic

Webster Young, a Buffalo County farmer, walking wire and carrying daug...

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Schreyer the Wonder Acrobatic Show

Schreyer the Wonder Acrobatic Show

Photograph shows large crowd watching acrobat Max Schreyer doing daredevil bicycle flying stunt from long ramp.

"Jersey" Ringel standing on top of wing of aeroplane [in flight] with camera

"Jersey" Ringel standing on top of wing of aeroplane [in flight] with ...

Photograph shows aerial barnstormer "Jersey" Ringel standing with camera on top of wing of airplane in flight. J249018 U.S. Copyright Office Exhibited as a digital copy in: "Not an Ostrich: And Other Images fr... More

Bobby Leach, and his barrel postcard

Bobby Leach, and his barrel postcard

Postcard showing a composite photograph of daredevil Bobby Leach standing in the steel barrel he used to successfully go over Horseshoe Falls, July 1911. A view of the Falls appears in the background. J158077 U... More

Picnic at White Bridge Park north of Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska.

Picnic at White Bridge Park north of Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska...

summary: Photographer's note: "Webster and Buffalo County boys doing stunts on tight wire." original size: 6x8

Miagara i.e. Niagara. Mrs. Taylor the first human being to go over falls and lives

Miagara i.e. Niagara. Mrs. Taylor the first human being to go over fal...

Stereograph shows Annie Edson Taylor crossing Niagara River on a plank with the falls in the distance; Mrs. Taylor was the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel. H10108 U.S. Copyright Office.

Harry Kahne, mental marvel and daredevil from Keiths Theatre, amuses the cross word puzzle fans as he works a puzzle backwards, while being hung from the top of one of Washington's tall office buildings
The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth--L'Auto Bolide thrilling dip of death--M'lle Mauricia de Tiers, the fearless, young and fascinating Parisian, in a dreadful, headlong leap, loop and topsy turvy plunging somersault with an automobile [...]

The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth--L'Auto Bolide thrilling ...

No. 21. Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati and New York.

A Senatorial Blondin - Public domain dedication image

A Senatorial Blondin - Public domain dedication image

Picryl description: Public domain image of a waterfall, cascade, water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

"Bobby" Leach and his barrel Ontario Canada

"Bobby" Leach and his barrel Ontario Canada

An elderly man standing next to a barrel in which he went over Niagara Falls. J158786 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by O.E. Dunlap.

The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth--L'Auto Bolide thrilling dip of death--M'lle Mauricia de Tiers, the fearless, young and fascinating Parisian, in a dreadful, headlong leap, loop and topsy turvy plunging somersault with an automobile [...]

The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth--L'Auto Bolide thrilling ...

No. 21. Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati and New York.

Webster Young, a Buffalo County farmer, walking wire and carrying daughter at the White Bridge Picnic

Webster Young, a Buffalo County farmer, walking wire and carrying daug...

Public domain photograph of music band, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Diavolo performing his bicycle daredevil act before a large audience]

[Diavolo performing his bicycle daredevil act before a large audience]

Photograph shows a large crowd watching a man riding a bicycle upside down doing a loop and topsy turvy somersault. Copyright 1905 by Fred W. Glasier. No. 2.

"Jersey" Ringel standing on top wing of aeroplane

"Jersey" Ringel standing on top wing of aeroplane

Photograph shows man standing on top of flying plane; Jersey Ringel written on side of plane.

The "Human fly" otherwise known as John Reynolds giving an exhibition of his skill on the roof of the Times-Herald Bldg. Wash[ington] D.C.
"Position is everything in life", anyway its a lot in the life of John Reynolds better known as the "human fly". He is shown doing his stuff on the flag pole of the Times-Herald Bldg. Wash[ington] D.C.

"Position is everything in life", anyway its a lot in the life of John...

No. 28712. National Photo Company Collection. Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A perilous ride Platt Brothers, artist and photographer, 1116 12th St., N.W., Washington, D.C

A perilous ride Platt Brothers, artist and photographer, 1116 12th St....

Photograph shows a man riding a bicycle down the steps of the U.S. Capitol as another man with a bicycle waits at the top. P9960 U.S. Copyright Office. "Nantucket, Massachusetts" printed faintly under title an... More

A perilous ride Platt Brothers, artist and photographer, 1116 12th St., N.W., Washington, D.C

A perilous ride Platt Brothers, artist and photographer, 1116 12th St....

Photograph shows a man riding a bicycle down the steps of the U.S. Capitol as another man with a bicycle waits at the top. P9960 U.S. Copyright Office. "Nantucket, Massachusetts" printed faintly under title an... More

Niagara, tight-rope performance. New York State, 19th century stereoscope card.

Niagara, tight-rope performance. New York State, 19th century stereosc...

Photograph shows a man crossing the Niagara River on a tightrope. Card number: "No. 99." Publisher attribution based on provenance. Gottheim collection code: GNG 128. Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collectio... More

A Senatorial Blondin - Public domain dedication image

A Senatorial Blondin - Public domain dedication image

No accession number. This catalog record contains preliminary or unverified data from a project done in BRS software, ca. 1985. mm / 860224.

Niagara, tight-rope performance. New York State, 19th century stereoscope card.

Niagara, tight-rope performance. New York State, 19th century stereosc...

Photograph shows a man crossing the Niagara River on a tightrope. Card number: "No. 99." Publisher attribution based on provenance. Gottheim collection code: GNG 128. Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collectio... More