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Daredevils

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:

Photographic Prints, Pamphlets, Postcards, and Reports, 1857 - 1998

 Box — Box GLY-1: [Barcode: SC2440]
Identifier: GLY-1
Scope and Contents

Includes various photos of Niagara Falls such as several hydroelectric power plants, views of both the American and Horseshoe Falls, and photos of various Niagara Falls personalities. Also includes some postcards and the 1981 Festival of Light Report created by the festival coordinators.

Dates: 1857 - 1998

Photographs, 1888 - 2000

 Series — Box FC-1: Series 1 [Barcode: SC2067]
Identifier: 1
Scope and Contents

Sleeved photographs of various scenes around Niagara Falls.

Dates: 1888 - 2000

Rocket Belt, 1984

 File — Drawer G1: [Barcode: SC1031]
Scope and Contents

Magazine and Newspaper Clippings about the rocket belt at the Olympics (originals)

Dates: 1984

Ginger Strand Collection

 Collection
Identifier: GSC-000-000-055
Abstract

This collection includes: research materials, 7 handwritten notebooks, EPA reports, 2 DVDs with movies, 1 DVD of digital files (organized by chapter), and ephemera.

Dates: 2005-2007

Stunt Performers, 1978 - 1998

 File — Drawer G1: [Barcode: SC1061]
Scope and Contents

Stunts and Stunters list (photocopies), Folklore and Legend of Niagara's Daredevils (photocopy)

Dates: 1978 - 1998

Stunters, 1937 - 1993

 File — Drawer G1: [Barcode: SC1061]
Scope and Contents

The Library Digest "Niagara Crackpots: Stunt Artists Meet an Ever Tightening Curb by Officials" (original), Niagara Gazette "Daredevil survives falls plunge - again" (original), Fold Out Saga Niagara Fantastic Feats (original), Women's Sports with article about female daredevils (original), Niagara Daredevils booklet (originals)

Dates: 1937 - 1993

Stunters - Barrels over the Falls, circa 1989

 File — Drawer G1: [Barcode: SC1061]
Scope and Contents

List of individuals who rode over the falls in a barrel (photocopies)

Dates: circa 1989

Stunters - Blondin, 1872 - 1942

 File — Drawer G1: [Barcode: SC1061]
Scope and Contents

"Blondin" from Niagara: Its History and Geology (original), "The Man Who Defied the Niagara Gorge" (original), Hobbies "Tight Rope Dancers as Depicted by Prints" (original)

Dates: 1872 - 1942

Stunters - Overacker, 1995

 File — Drawer G1: [Barcode: SC1061]
Scope and Contents

Newspaper clippings about Robert Overacker (originals)

Dates: 1995

Stunts, 1998

 File — Drawer G1: [Barcode: SC1061]
Scope and Contents

Welcome to Niagara leaflet featuring Niagara's Daredevils (original), Miracle at Niagara booklets (originals), "The Day they turned off the falls" (originals)

Dates: 1998