50497.
Blondin on the high wire.
Wire-Walkers, Daredevils All Images
50498.
Rope Ascension over Niagara River.
50499.
Danseur de Corde.
50500.
Multiple carte of Blondin images.
50501.
Blondin.
50502.
Blondin with a man on his back.
50503.
Signed “J.F. Blondin.” Actual signature of Jean François Gravelet Blondin.
50504.
Blondin.
50506.
Blondin.
50507.
Blondin with his rope.
50508.
Blondin.
50509.
Harry Leslie reading the newspaper.
50510.
Sons of Charles Blondin, tightrope walker. Le Petite Blondins. (D)
50511.
Mme. Blondin. (D)
50512.
Signorina Maria Spelterini. (D)
50513.
Unidentified wire-walker.
50514.
Unidentified wire-walker.
50515.
Unidentified wire-walker.
50516.
Inscribed and signed on verso “To my friend C. Hatch. M. John Denier, Gymnast.”
50517.
Harry Leslie “The American Blondin.”
50518.
Prof. H.A. Davenport and Master Freddie Davenport. Champion Tight Rope Walkers of the World.
50519.
Oceana Renz. Cirque 1878. (D)
50520.
Matthew Webb.
50521.
Unidentified wire-walker. (D)
50522.
Unidentified wire-walker, South Africa.
50523.
Unidentified wire-walker. (D)
50524.
High-wire set-up.
50525.
Peinture Pompeii. (D)
50526.
229. Graham in the Rapids.
50527.
Carlisle D. Graham. The Hero of the Whirlpool Rapids and His Barrel. He was the first to use a barrel to go over the Falls.
50528.
Prof. Stephen Peer’s Last Walk across Niagara River, on a 5/8 in. wire, June 22nd, ’87.
50529.
Prof. Stephen Peer’s Last Walk across Niagara River, on a 5/8 in. wire, June 22nd, ’87.
50530.
Maria Spelterini on the high wire.
50531.
The rescue of Mr. G. Hazlett and Miss S. Allen, at the Whirlpool, Canada side, after their perilous voyage through the Whirlpool Rapids in their barrel, on November 28th, 1886.
50532.
George Hazlett and Sadie Allen. In the days of real sport, George Hazlett invited Sadie Allen to shoot the rapids with him in this barrel, so they did in 1886.
50533.
John Lincoln Soules, aged 30, attempted to swim the rapids July 4, 1890. He landed near the rapids elevator on the Canadian side. His knee was badly cut on a rock in landing.
50534.
Walter G. Campbell and his dog.
50535.
W.J. Kendall. Swam Niagara Whirlpool Rapids, Aug. 22nd, 1886.
50536.
Robert Wm. Flack of Syracuse who lost his life July 4th, 1888 in a trip through the Whirlpool Rapids in a boat of his own construction. His manager was an undertaker.
50537.
Unidentified wire-walker carrying another man.
50538.
Unidentified wire-walkers.
50539.
Geo. N. Dauphin, Light and Heavy Balancer.
50540.
Louise Boochel.
50541.
Unidentified wire-walker.
50542.
Unidentified wire-walker.
50543.
Bobby Leach and the Barrel in which he went over the Falls.
50544.
Samuel J. Dixon.
50545.
James E. Hardy, “Hero of Niagara” who ended Niagara rope and cable walking July 4, 1896.
50546.
Blondin, Hero of Niagara, 1859 Medal.
50547.
A piece of Blondin’s cable.