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Old timey circus photos of the amazing women who blazed the trail for today's aerial artists.
Funabaling. Photo by Loomis Dean 1952
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Upside down descent. Photo by Loomis Dean 1952
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I wasn't able to find any info about the source of this photo.
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Leona Dare [1855-1922], trapeze artist. As part of her act, she would dangle from a hot-air balloon. [Image: New York Public Library]
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The oldest image I can find of a corde lisse artist. Wasn't able to find any info about her or the circus she was with.
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Wisconsin Historical Images - Trapeze Artist Emily Schadel, WHi-23009
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Aerial rings artist Erma Ward by H. A. Atwell Studio. Gorgeous side planche.
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