Title

Blondin Standing On His Head On A Rope Over The Niagara River

Date

1977

18590803

Creator

Campbell, Donna Marie

Extent

35.72 x 25.15 cm

Is Part Of

Watercolour Collection

Description

en-CA Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Artistic recreation based on a stereograph by Platt D Babbit held at the Earl W Brydges Public Library Niagara Falls NY ; Research by George Seibel ; "On Wednesday August 3rd 1859 Blondin, before the largest crowd of that year, mae a trip over the rope in less than six minutes, taking time to stand on his head. While an admission was charged at White's Pleasure Gardens, Blondin's principle source of of compensation was through collections taken up among the crowds on the River bank - excerpted from "Reference Anthology & Bibliography of Niagara Falls" by Dow, volume 1 page 387 ;

Type

Still Image

Medium

Watercolour

Subject

Niagara River - Lower

Stunts and Stunters

Location

CA

Canada - Ontario - Niagara Falls

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=102704

locator

WC 6

Date Created

2005-02-09

Date Modified

2005-02-09