The barrel of George Strathakis on the morning after his fatal trip, July 5, 1930
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- Title
- The barrel of George Strathakis on the morning after his fatal trip, July 5, 1930
- Description
- en-CA George L. Stathakis was a 46 years old from Buffalo. His intention was to make money by selling the movie rights to his trip over the Horseshoe Falls in a barrel. Also along for the ride was his pet turtle "Sonny Boy". "Sonny Boy" survived but George, alas, did not. The trip on July 5, 1930 was successful but the sheer force of the water kept the barrel submerged and the limited oxygen supply ran out. The picture depicts the barrel the next morning after it was finally recovered.
- Identifier
- http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=362104
- Creator
- Unknown
- Type
- Still Image
- Is Part Of
- General Photograph Collection
- Extent
- 8" by 10"
- Medium
- Black and white photograph
- Provenance
- Photograph was in the possession of Mrs. W.W. Shields. From the Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation.
- Date Copyrighted
- 19300706
- Subject
- Stunts and Stunters
- Niagara Falls - Horseshoe Falls
- Spatial Coverage
- Canada - Ontario - Niagara Falls
- Source
- Niagara Falls (Ont.) Public Library
- number
- D50244
- D50244A
- D50244B
- Format
- Black and white photograph
- Black and white photograph
- Black and white photograph
- Date Created
- 2012-03-28
- Date Modified
- 2012-03-28
