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Niagara. Assisting Mrs. [Anna E.] Taylor out of the barrell [sic] after her terrible trip over the falls – Historic Reproduction

Niagara. Assisting Mrs. [Anna E.] Taylor out of the barrell [sic] after her terrible trip over the falls, c1901. — historic photograph
Niagara. Assisting Mrs. [Anna E.] Taylor out of the barrell [sic] after her terrible trip over the falls, c1901.. Historic photograph from the State Parks collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures Niagara. Assisting Mrs. [Anna E.] Taylor out of the barrell [sic] after her terrible trip over the falls in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Niagara. Assisting Mrs. [Anna E.] Taylor out of the barrell [sic] after her terrible trip over the falls

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Few stunts at Niagara drew as much attention as Mrs. Anna E. Taylor's ride over the falls. In October 1901, the 63-year-old schoolteacher went over the Horseshoe Falls inside a padded oak barrel and survived with only minor injuries, becoming one of the first people known to have done so and fulfilling a plan she had made for a little fame and money. This stereo card, published by Griffith & Griffith, shows rescuers helping her out of the barrel, a moment that was photographed and sold to visitors who viewed such cards through a stereoscope at home.

Created / publishedc1901.
Medium1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
SubjectsStereo copyrighted by Griffith & Griffith. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Daredevils; New York--Niagara Falls; BI; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,354 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-136554

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