Photograph
Somersault of Death
| A female daredevil stunt driver, possibly Beryle Elliot, in a horseless carriage catapults up into the air, doing a loop-the-loop or sommersault off a ski jump-type apparatus at the Brockton, Massachussetts Fair where a huge crowd has assembled. |
| Image ID: | 26190 |
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| Creation Date: | 10 1906 |
| Creator Name: | Glasier, F. W. |
| City: | Brockton |
| County: | |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| Collection Name: | Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | CF 91 |
| Original Dimensions: | 6 x 8 inches |
| The stunt was part of the Carl Hagenbeck Greater Shows circus. Women known to have performed the stunt are Beryle Elliot, Pearl Wilson, and Isabel Loraine. |
| Dresses |
| Audiences |
| Crowds |
| Outdoor photography |
| Women |
| Amusements |
| Attractions |
| Fairs |
| Automobiles |
| Carriages and carts |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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