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Niagara Falls Stunters

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Title

Niagara Falls Stunters

Description

Famous stunters--tightrope and barrel that went over Niagara Falls.

Publisher

Most images from Niagara Falls Library

Files

Charlisle Graham

Carlisle Graham's obituary July 9, 1917

Annie Edson Taylor's barrel

Jean Lussier conqueror of Niagara July 4 1928

Jean Lussier Coming out of the Ball following descent over Niagara Falls

Lussier's Ball on the crest of the Falls July 4 1928

William "Red" Hill Junior Standing by the "Thing" in which he died after going over the Horseshoe Falls on August 5, 1951

William "Red" Hill Junior posing in the "Thing" in which he lost his life August 5 1951

Driving the "Thing" After William "Red" Hill's death on August 5, 1951

Bringing the "Thing" up the bank after William "Red" Hill Junior's Death on August 5, 1951

Bringing the "Thing" up the bank after William "Red" Hill Junior's Death on August 5, 1951

Citation

“Niagara Falls Stunters,” Materiality and Spectacle 2015, accessed November 27, 2025, https://ds-omeka.haverford.edu/materiality-and-spectacle-2015/items/show/100.