Stunt performers -- Niagara Falls -- N.Y. and Ont.
Found in 233 Collections and/or Records:
Stunters, 1937 - 1993
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)
Stunters, 1985
"Roll Out the Barrel: The Story of Niagara's Daredevils" a publication by Francis J. Petrie
Stunters - Barrels over the Falls, circa 1989
List of individuals who rode over the falls in a barrel (photocopies)
Stunters - Blondin, 1872 - 1942
"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)
Stunters - Brodie, 1901
Facsimile of a newspaper clipping about Brodie
Stunters - Genie, circa 1897-1985
Newspaper clippings and narratives about stunters and individuals who accidentally went over the Niagara Falls.
Stunters - Hardy, 1969
Facsimiles of the 1896 handbill for Hardy's event. Includes copies of materials from Canada
Stunters - Negatives and exp., Circa 1900-1940
Photographic 35mm negatives and contact sheets showing photographs taken of prints and cabinet cards showing 20th century stunters.
Stunters - Overacker, 1995
Newspaper clippings about Robert Overacker (originals)