Jesse W Sharp (5.5) - at the brink of the Horseshoe Falls, Old Scow in background

item
Title
Jesse W Sharp (5.5) - at the brink of the Horseshoe Falls, Old Scow in background
Description
NIAGARA brink KAYAK PADDLE PADDLING
from the personal collection of George Bailey
en-CA Jesse Sharp a 28 year old from Tennessee had been planning to go over Niagara Falls for some 10 years. On June 5 1990 he attempted to kayak over the Horseshoe Falls and it was his last ride. His red kayak was found intact with only a small dent in the side, below the Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side. His body has never been found
Identifier
http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=280843
Medium
Photograph
Extent
7" x 5" colour photograph
Provenance
donated by George Bailey, photographer unknown
Date
19900605
Is Part Of
Niagara Falls Public Library Digital Collections
locator
11370g
Rights
donated by George Bailey, photographer unknown
Subject
Stunts and Stunters
Niagara Falls - Horseshoe Falls
Portraits - Biographical
Scow
Spatial Coverage
Canada - Ontario
number
D422483
Format
Colour photograph
Date Created
2007-07-09
Date Modified
2015-06-23