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Stunt performers -- Niagara Falls -- N.Y. and Ont.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 233 Collections and/or Records:

Niagara River Stunters; Nissen, Peter M.

 File — Drawer SC1533: [Barcode: SC1533]
Scope and Contents

Photos of stunter Peter M. Nissen from newspapers

Dates: 1929-2000

Niagara River Stunters - Weeden, Paul, 1981

 File — Drawer SC1533: [Barcode: SC1533]

Niagara River Stunters - Zimmerman, Scott, 1988

 File — Drawer SC1533: [Barcode: SC1533]
Scope and Contents

Photos of stunter Scott Zimmerman throwing an "Aerobie" from Table Rock to American Falls (1000 ft)

Dates: 1988

Niagara Rover - Organizations (United Way), 1929-2000

 Drawer — Drawer SC1533: [Barcode: SC1533]
Scope and Contents

Photographs from the Niagara Falls Gazette (Niagara River - Organizations (YMCA)). Includes oversized materials (HAI 2022).

Dates: 1929-2000

Nissen, Peter Folder 3, 1900-1904

 File — Box 250: Series Series 2 [Barcode: SC2110]
Identifier: Box 1
Scope and Contents

Photographs of Peter Nissen, his boat, and his balloon

Dates: 1900-1904

Nissen, Peter (folder II), 1900-1901

 File — Box 250: Series Series 2 [Barcode: SC2110]
Identifier: Box 1
Scope and Contents

Photographs of Peter Nissen and his boat the Fool Killer I & II

Dates: 1900-1901

Nissen, Peter + his boat the "Fool Killer" (Folder I), 1900-1901

 File — Box 250: Series Series 2 [Barcode: SC2110]
Identifier: Box 1
Scope and Contents

Matted photographs by Orrin E. Dunlap of Peter Nissen and his boat "The Fool Killer"

Dates: 1900-1901

None, bulk: 1910, undated

 Box — Box SC2170: [Barcode: SC2170]
Scope and Contents

Photographs of Stephen Peer's trunks and a newspaper clipping about Stephen Peer's walk

Dates: Majority of material found in 1910, undated

Orrin E. Dunlap manuscript on William Kondrat (Folder D-2), 1935

 Box — Box W-3: Series Series 1; Series Series 2 [Barcode: SC2227]
Identifier: File D-2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Topics of manuscripts are many and include: stunters, bridges, individuals, schools, hotels, Native Americans, Local History, television, famous visitors to NF and more.

Dates: 1935

Over the Falls; Annie Edson Taylor's Story of Her Trip ; How the Horseshoe Falls was Conquered, 1902

 Item — Carton 198: [Barcode: SC0432]
Identifier: Item 10
Scope and Contents From the Box:

18 Books: Autographs books, books about Niagara Falls, Hallowed out book, other miscellaneous books (6 folder listed under Folder Level Inventory) (HAI 2020)

Dates: 1902