1876 Stereoview Maria Spelterini First Woman Tightrope Walker in Peach Baskets Over Niagara Falls, Curtis
Description
Photographer_________
George E Curtis, Niagara Falls, New York
Title:
Signorina Marie Spelterina (sic) in her great high rope performance.
Date:
1876
Medium:
Stereoview with printed mount
Size of Image:
na
Size of Mount:
3 1/2 x 7 inches
Condition:
Rich tonal image, light aging, mount shows some soiling/aging, edges/corners lightly rubbed/bumped, blank back
Other:
Nice early Curtis view of Italian daredevil Maria Spelterini who was known to walk with peach baskets on her feet, as shown here, as well as wearing chains and shackles.She was the first woman to walk the wire over Niagara Falls.
George E. Curtis (1830-1910) active in the Niagara Falls region late 19th and early 20th centuries.His stereo views were considered some of the best of the era.In the 1870s, he also produced and marketed his own collodion which he touted as made especially for “highly illuminated subjects, water, frost-work, white buildings, shipping, etc.”
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