Acrobatics Collection (#10)

Acrobatic clown on a Christmas card
Acrobatic clown in a colourful costume on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Three hungry puppies on a Christmas card, contriving to get hold of the Christmas goose from the pantry cupboard. Date: circa 1890s

Victorian Scrap, acrobat and clown. circa 1880s

Actress Freda Wyn doing handstand in cat costume
Freda Wyn, English actress (aka Winifred A Ryeland, 1916-1989), doing a handstand on stage in her cat costume during rehearsals for a pantomime, Puss in Boots

Boys doing handstands on a Balham street, SW London
Two boys doing handstands against a brick wall on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Roseray and Capella at the Embassy Club
An Embassy Thrill - the Dancers Roseray and Capella. Roseray and Capella, the cabaret stars of the Embassy Club pictured performing some of their act which combined acrobatics with dance

Japanese acrobats at the circus, Olympia, London
A fascinating turn by Japanese acrobats at the circus at Olympia, London. Date: 1921

Boy Scout activities in Afghanistan, in the scouting magazine Jamboree, April 1933. Date: circa 1930s

Two child acrobats, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Acrobat on a pole, with drummer below, India
An acrobat at the top of a pole, with a drummer below, India. Date: circa 1890s

Nursery Rhymes -- Old Mother Hubbard, Peter Piper
Nursery Rhymes. Old Mother Hubbard (above) -- She went to the tavern for white wine and red, and when she came back the dog stood on his head

Boys doing acrobatics in a field
Groups of boys doing acrobatics in a field

Acrobat in green leotard and shoes balancing on tightrope near the roof of circus tent high above barely visible crowd

Three colourful juggling pins, front view

Stunt rider standing on motorbike, front wheel raised, side view

Illustration, five parachutists in formation, view from above

Acro ski slope

Astleys Arena and Amphitheatre (engraving)
XJF869854 Astleys Arena and Amphitheatre (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Mr Ducrow the Equestrian Performer at Astleys Amphitheatre, circa 1840 (engraving)
XJF869853 Mr Ducrow the Equestrian Performer at Astleys Amphitheatre, circa 1840 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Broncho Bills Circus, Birmingham c. 1890-1910 (colour litho)
BAL5390 Broncho Bills Circus, Birmingham c.1890-1910 (colour litho) by English School; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Jacob Hall, the famous Rope Dancer, 1792 (engraving)
XJF396600 Jacob Hall, the famous Rope Dancer, 1792 (engraving) by Van Oost the Younger, Jacob (1639-1713) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Performances of the famous Mr. Maddox at Sadlers Wells, July 1752 (litho)
XJF270050 The Performances of the famous Mr. Maddox at Sadlers Wells, July 1752 (litho) (b/w photo) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Spring Board, illustration from a facsimilie of Excercises in Leaping and Vaulting
KW260622 The Spring Board, illustration from a facsimilie of Excercises in Leaping and Vaulting, by A. Tuccaro, published 1599

Somersaults, illustration from a facsimilie of Excercises in Leaping and Vaulting, by A
KW260621 Somersaults, illustration from a facsimilie of Excercises in Leaping and Vaulting, by A. Tuccaro, published 1599

Feastday, St. Marks Square (oil on canvas)
XIR19996 Feastday, St. Marks Square (oil on canvas) by Bella, Gabriele (1730-1799); Galleria Querini-Stampalia, Venice, Italy; (add.info.: Fete du Jeudi Gras, Piazzetta di San Marco; ); Italian

Three men balancing on two gondolas, 1772 (w / c on paper)
XIR203352 Three men balancing on two gondolas, 1772 (w/c on paper) by Italian School, (18th century); Museo Correr, Venice, Italy; (add.info.: trois equilibristes sur deux gondoles; ); Italian

Sol, the sun, and his children, Harmen Jansz Muller, Hieronymus Cock, 1566 - 1570

Iraq-Kurds-Festival
Horizontal, OFFBEAT, MIDDLE EAST, AIRSHOW, ACROBATICS, HORIZONTAL, AFTER THE WAR, Offbeat 2014, 000 Nic6306328

Kuwait-Air-Show-Breitling-Wingwalker
Horizontal, OFFBEAT, MIDDLE EAST, AIRSHOW, ACROBATICS, HORIZONTAL, Offbeat 2014, 000 Nic6305229

Japan-New Year-Firemen-Review
Members of the Edo Firemanship Preservation Association balance on top of 10-metre-high (33 ft) bamboo ladders during a presentation at the Tokyo Fire Departments New Year fire review on January 6

India-Offbeat-Balance
Indian construction labourers work on a building site on the outskirts of Ranchi on February 27, 2016, ahead of the countrys annual Budget. AFP PHOTO/STR / AFP PHOTO / STR

Picture No. 11066478
Cat Sorrel Abyssinian on hind legs. Date:

Uruguay - Wing Walker at an Airshow, Montevideo Racetrack
Uruguay - Wing Walker acrobat at an Airshow at the Hipodromo Nacional de Maronas, a horse racing track located in Ituzaingo neighbourhood, Montevideo, Uruguay - circa 1922-23

Horse trick riding in Eynsford, Kent. Mr Jorganoff performing a side stand whilst riding a horse. 1939

Gymnasium demonstration at the Central Evening School in Sidcup, Kent. 1937

Children at Pennthorpe School in Chislehurst, Kent, climb the ropes during demonstration. 1936

Bergman Osterberg College of Physical Education in Darford, Kent. Girls do gymnastics over a horse vault. 1936

Skier Leaps In Chamonix
Chamonix, Switzerland: December 25, 1937. A skier performs a daring stunt off the mountain in this Christmas Day shot

A Skater On His Hands
Brooklyn, New York: January 18, 1923. This skater is amusing the crowd with his hand springs this afternoon

Ice Skater Triple Exposure
San Francisco, California: August, 1942. Betty Atkinson, Ice Follies skater, does an Arabian Cartwheel that is caught in a triple exposure by the photographer at Winterland

Figure Skating Merry-Go-Round on the Ice
St. Moritz, Switzerland: c. 1935. World-renowned New York figure skaters Freda Whitaker and Phil Taylor show some amazing acrobatics as they prepare for the next Winter Olympics

Acrobatic Vaudeville Couple
Portland, Oregon: c. 1920. An acrobatic couple display their overhead lift

A Rhoen Wheel Demonstration
Wurzburg, Germany: 1928. The Rhoen Wheel, invented by Otto Feick of Wurzburg. Here is a group of trainees enjoying themselves atop the Europa House

Acrobatic Trio
Miami Beach, Florida: November 15, 1951 The Wayne-Marlin trio rehearses atop the chimney of the Lord Tarleton Hotel. George Wayne Long holds Glen Marlin Sundby

High Up Acrobatics
Washington, D.C.: June 5, 1954 Betty Fox performs her acrobatic routine on a tiny platform extended from the roof of the Ambassador Hotel. She is 100 feet above the sidewalk below

Somersault Through Flames
New York, New York: c. 1960 An acrobat somersaults through a flaming hoop

A southern California girl has her own way of inbibing in an ice
Los Angeles, California: 1927. A bonny southern California girl has her own way of inbibing an ice-cream soda

Acrobatic Beach Exhibition
Long Beach, California: c. 1933. A boy and a young girl do an acrobatic seaside exhibition on the beach

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