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In class we have discussed the agency of women in the Circus and at Exhibitions. From the readings little was said about the agency of women in Wild West Shows. Here I will explore my ideas about women in Wild West Shows in context of the item. In…

Belmont is one of the longest-running horse races in the country. Pictured is the raised grandstands. In accordance with Mullan's article, in which he quotes E.J. Hobsbawn as observing that "sport had become 'a mass spectacle... transformed into the…

The Metropolitans were founded in 1880 as an independent professional team by business entrepreneur John B. Day and baseball manager Jim Mutrie. Like New York area clubs, the team initially played its games in Brooklyn and in Hoboken, New Jersey.…

This is a poster of a woman golfer in 1907. It is interesting to notice that the outfit of the figure - a long dress and high heels - is not professional golf clothes. Her gesture looks relatively realistic but the overall expressive focuses more on…

Niagara Falls, American Falls, Annie Edson Taylor

Niagara Falls Power Company and stunters.

A VIDEO TOUR of the exhibit at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia.In October, 1858, a crew of local diggers led by Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences member William Foulke excavated the nearly-complete skeleton of a gigantic…

This is a high relief bronze medallion. This one was issued by the Paris Mint commemorating the centennial of the Statue of Liberty. The medal measures 80 mm across and weights approximately 480 grams.

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