1894 Print California Midwinter World's Fair Tightrope Highwire Walker SSC1 War & Wartime from a photograph by Golénischeff

from a photograph by Golénischeff

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Kennedy Bridge (Triborough Bridge) which spanned the Harlem River

Please also note: the corrections to the word "Tassis" is original to the print

1894 Print California Midwinter World's Fair Tightrope Highwire Walker SSC1 War & Wartime from a photograph by Golénischeff"The Camera on the High Wire." This is an original 1894 halftone print of the highwire performer balancing on the wire stretched between the Bonet Tower and the Liberal Arts Building at the 1894 California International Midwinter Exposition. The inset in the upper right is an image shot by the performer from his vantage point on the highwire. Photography by I. W. Taber. Period Paper is pleased to offer a rare collection of original historical halftone