Stereoview ~ Samuel "Daring" Dixon Tightrope Walk across Niagara Falls 1892

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Stereoview ~ Samuel "Daring" Dixon Tightrope Walk across Niagara Falls 1892:
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Here is an interesting 1892 B W Kilburn stereoviewshowing Samuel Dixon crossing Niagara Falls on a ¾” wire cable. Although hemade his living as a Toronto photographer, Samuel Dixon was also a skilledtightrope artist.He performed at Niagara on Sept. 6, 1890 and again onJuly 17, 1891. On both occasions, what he called his “wire rope” spanned theNiagara River Gorge close to the foot of Bridge Street.Dubbed “DaringDixon” by the press, his performances included kneeling on the wire, twirling ahoop on his foot and lying down on the wire when he reached the center of theriver. During a break in the 1891 show, his weeping wife, determined thather husband should not go out on the wire again, hid his balancingpole.Dixon found it, however, and finished his performance. Financialproceeds from the shows, mainly dependent upon passing the hat, were very small.Discouraged, Daring Dixon never performed at Niagara Falls again. The image isfaded but you can still see Dixon on the rope. Light edge wear.