Tightrope Walker
1950s
Gelatin silver print
8 x 8 1/8 in
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Courtesy of Rago (Sale Nov 17, 2007 - Lot 147)
LL/24506 [Further details available]
1 of 28
Charles Blondin, (1824-1897)
n.d.
Cabinet card
Stereographica - Antique Photographica
Courtesy of Bryan and Page Ginns (#16/159)
LL/13270 [Further details available]
2 of 28
Lady Tightrope Walker
1870 (ca)
Carte de visite, detail
Christopher Wahren Fine Photographs
Christopher Wahren Fine Photographs - Auction (Skylight Gallery Catalog 28,April 30, 2009, #44)
LL/32299 [Further details available]
3 of 28
n.d.
Albumen print
Creative Commons - Wikipedia
LL/39261 [Further details available]
4 of 28
Blondin crossing Niagara Falls on the high wire
n.d.
Stereoview, glass, detail
Jeffrey Kraus Antique Photographics
LL/37838
5 of 28
Tightrope walker
n.d.
Photograph
Internet - Original source ill-defined
LL/119703 [Further details available]
6 of 28
Harold Alanza, Circus, Old Madison Square Garden
1947-1948 (taken)
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 ins
Howard Greenberg Gallery
Inventory no: 0047871
LL/37927 [Further details available]
7 of 28
Rehearsal
1932 (ca)
Gelatin silver print
6 1/2 x 6 in
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Warren and Margot Coville Collection, Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress [LC-USZC4-9745]
LL/15550 [Further details available]
8 of 28
Arturo Strohschneider, tightrope walker, performing in Modena, Italy
1910
Photograph
Internet - Original source ill-defined
Source requested.
LL/119684
9 of 28
Arturo Strohschneider, tightrope walker
1911
Photograph
Internet - Original source ill-defined
Source requested.
LL/119685
10 of 28
A man demonstrating tightrope walking
n.d.
Photograph
10 x 8 in.
Private collection of Robert E. Jackson
LL/119687
11 of 28
A man demonstrating tightrope walking
n.d.
Photograph
10 x 8 in.
Private collection of Robert E. Jackson
LL/119688
12 of 28
Joe Downs, tightrope walker, Montreal, QC
1885
Silver salts on paper mounted on paper - Albumen process
17.8 x 12.7 cm
McCord Stewart Museum
Purchase from Associated Screen News Ltd., II-76189.1
LL/119689
13 of 28
High wire act
n.d.
Anahita Gallery
Courtesy of the Anahita Gallery, Santa Fe
LL/14809
14 of 28
1859 (event), 1862 (published)
Book illustration
Google Books
LL/39262 [Further details available]
15 of 28
Blondin crossing Niagara with his manager Harry Colcord on his back
1859
Glass stereoview
Private collection of Stephen White
LL/118100
16 of 28
Samuel John Dixon Crossing Niagara Falls Below the Great Cantilever Bridge
1895
Albumen prints, stereoscopic
8.10 x 7.70 cm
National Galleries of Scotland
Courtesy of the National Galleries of Scotland (Accession no. PGP R 860), Gift of Mrs. Riddell in memory of Peter Fletcher Riddell 1985
LL/6822
17 of 28
Blondin Crossing the Niagara River
[North America]
n.d.
Stereocard, hand-coloured
Stereographica - Antique Photographica
Courtesy of Bryan and Page Ginns (#27 / 225)
LL/55454 [Further details available]
18 of 28
S.J. Dixon crossing whirlpool rapids on a 7-8 inch wire cable
1891, 17 July
Stereoview
Library and Archives Canada
PA-143309
LL/46626 [Further details available]
19 of 28
[Niagara Falls showing a distant view of a wire walker]
[Premium Views by Geo. Barker]
n.d.
Stereocard, cabinet size
Stereographica - Antique Photographica
Courtesy of Bryan and Page Ginns (#14 / 288)
LL/11194
20 of 28
Wire walker in Wetumpka, Alabama
1877, 4 July
Stereoview
LL/108019
21 of 28
Unknown wire-walker in Waukesha, Wisconsin
[Views of Waukesha and Vicinity]
n.d.
Stereoview
The Jeffrey Kraus Collection
LL/107949
22 of 28
No. 430. Rope Walker
n.d.
Stereoview
The Jeffrey Kraus Collection
LL/107894
23 of 28
Multiple performers on the high wire.
n.d.
Stereoview
Jeffrey Kraus Antique Photographics
LL/108368
24 of 28
Multiple performers on the high wire.
n.d.
Stereoview, tinted
Jeffrey Kraus Antique Photographics
LL/108367
25 of 28
Blondin. [Tightrope walker dangling from a wire over the Niagara.]
1860 (ca)
Stereoview
NYPL - New York Public Library
Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views, Catalog Call Number: MFY Dennis Coll 91-F70, Record ID: 738371, Digital ID: G91F070_119F
LL/119682
26 of 28
335 Blondin
n.d.
Stereoview
Private collection of Graham Pilecki
LL/122251
27 of 28
335 Blondin
n.d.
Stereoview
Private collection of John Mathew Smith
LL/125084
28 of 28
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