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

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 233 Collections and/or Records:

Photos - Annie Taylor -- Taylor Being helped out of the Barrel, circa 1901

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Facsimile of a photograph showing Taylor getting out of the barrel.

Dates: circa 1901
Found in: Niagara Falls Public Library Local History / GPHC-000-000-083, General Photograph Collection / Room 01 / Cabinet C-5 / Stunters

Photos - Annie Taylor -- Taylor In her barrel, circa 1901

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Photographic prints showing Taylor in her barrel in the river before going over Niagara Falls.

Dates: circa 1901
Found in: Niagara Falls Public Library Local History / GPHC-000-000-083, General Photograph Collection / Room 01 / Cabinet C-5 / Stunters

Photos - Annie Taylor -- Taylor Posing by her barrel, circa 1901

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Photographic prints showing Taylor posing with her barrel along with narratives about her life. Also present are photographs of the barrel makers.

Dates: circa 1901
Found in: Niagara Falls Public Library Local History / GPHC-000-000-083, General Photograph Collection / Room 01 / Cabinet C-5 / Stunters

Photos - Annie Taylor -- Taylor with her manager, circa 1901

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Photographic prints showing Taylor posing with her manager and her barrel.

Dates: circa 1901
Found in: Niagara Falls Public Library Local History / GPHC-000-000-083, General Photograph Collection / Room 01 / Cabinet C-5 / Stunters

Photos from Ted Kriner, 1997-03-31

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Photographic proof sheets of images used in Ted Kriner's book, Journeys to the Brink of Doom

Dates: 1997-03-31
Found in: Niagara Falls Public Library Local History / TWK-000-000-001, Ted W. Kriner / Ted W. Kriner

Potts, William + George Hazlett

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

Photo print of an etching of William Potts and George Hazlett

Dates: 1876-1933
Found in: Niagara Falls Public Library Local History / DUN-000-000-042, Orrin E. Dunlap Collection / Photographs / Stunt Performers

Puck, circa 1900

 File — Drawer Drawer 14: Series Series 6 [Barcode: SC0896]
Identifier: Series 6
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Two satirical cartoons from Puck, one showing the worries that Niagara Falls may become an amusement park, and the other showing Tammany Hall and County Democrats fighting in a wheelbarrow being pushed by the Hill on a tightrope over the Falls. Includes oversized materials.

Dates: circa 1900
Found in: Niagara Falls Public Library Local History / NFHS-000-000-023, Niagara Falls Historical Society Collection / Photographs / 19th Century magazine prints - in folders by magazine title

Rescues, Power, Tesla, Daredevils, stunt performers, 1961-2003

 Drawer — Drawer J2: [Barcode: SC2328]
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Videos related to Niagara Falls stunt performers, Nikola Tesla, the power plant, and a rescue at the falls. Also included is an audio cassette with booklet about the Niagara Power Project First Power Ceremony (1961)

Dates: 1961-2003
Found in: Niagara Falls Public Library Local History / AVC-000-000-001, Audio Visual Collection

Rich, Jim, 1901

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

Photograph of Jim Rich who rode on the "Fool Killer II" with Peter Nissen

Dates: 1901
Found in: Niagara Falls Public Library Local History / DUN-000-000-042, Orrin E. Dunlap Collection / Photographs / Stunt Performers

Robinson, Joel, 1861

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

Photographs and etchings of Joel Robinson

Dates: 1861
Found in: Niagara Falls Public Library Local History / DUN-000-000-042, Orrin E. Dunlap Collection / Photographs / Stunt Performers

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