William Hanlon. Zampillaerostation or the flying trapeze – Historic Reproduction
![William Hanlon. Zampillaerostation or the flying trapeze, [no date recorded on shelflist card] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/53/5330111a6bd1-L.webp)
(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 print captures William Hanlon. Zampillaerostation or the flying trapeze in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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William Hanlon. Zampillaerostation or the flying trapeze
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Hanlon's print is titled "Zampillaerostation or the flying trapeze," which points to a stage act that combined aerial trapeze work with balloon-style spectacle, a popular form of entertainment in the nineteenth century. The record does not give a date, but the shelflist card credits Sarony, Major & Knapp, a New York lithographic firm known for theatrical and circus subjects in the mid-to-late 1800s. Prints like this one were meant to advertise performers and draw crowds, so the image is as much a piece of show business promotion as a record of the act itself. Looking closely at the figure's pose and the rigging can show how such performances were staged before modern safety equipment and film.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on shelflist card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card with subsequent revisions. Associated name on shelflist card: Sarony, Major & Knapp. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,056 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-113088 |
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