Stunt Collection

Magician pulling rabbit out of hat
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Hands of magician performing magic trick, pulling rabbit out of top hat. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Aquaplaning
15th September 1925: One of the most difficult aquaplane stunts, water-surfing upside down, performed by Mr Brooks, at Lake Tahoe, California, where the sport is very popular

Red jets flying in formation spewing coloured smoke behind them

Tandem skydivers, Waldviertel, Austria

Charles Blondin Crossing Niagara Falls
(Original Caption) Niagara Falls, NY- Charles Blondin - born Jean Francois Craveler - (1824-1897) French tightrope walker making his way over the Niagara Falls

Annie Oakley Shooting Over Shoulder
Sharpshooter Annie Oakley shooting over her shoulder using a hand mirror

Minnie Kaufman Performing Tricks
(Original Caption) 1890-91- Minnie Kaufman performing trick on 6 pedalled tandem

Dixon Crossing Niagara on a Tightrope
Samuel J. Dixon of Toronto walks across the Niagara River Gorge on a 7/8-inch rope above the Whirlpool Rapids on September 6, 1890

Harry Houdini Slips Straitjacket While Upside Down over Street
(Original Caption) Harry Houdini (real name Ehrich Weiss, 1874-1926) American magician slipping out of a straitjacket while hanging upside down over Broadway and 46th street in New York City

Magician Leon Harrmann
(Original Caption) Magician Leon Harrmann performing a trick. Photograph

Magician Pulling a Rabbit out of a Hat
(Original Caption) Rabbit being pulled from top hat by magician. Undated photo

Cowboy on a Rearing Bronco
Photo shows a cowboy riding a bucking horse. Undated

Movie Train Stunt With The Actors
(Original Caption) Picture shows a train stunt with a man and woman on the train tracks. Undated photo

Female Trapeze Artists In Action
(Original Caption) Sarasota, FL: Female trapeze artists in action. Undated photograph. (Photo by �� Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)

Stunt Performer Schindler in Flight
Stunt performer Schindler balances above the cockpit of a stunt plane. He was killed moments later when his plane collided with another

Man Seated on "Bowing" Horse
(Original Caption) Portrait of a man training a horse to "bow." Photograph, 1905

Electrical Fire Eater
(Original Caption) Electrical fire eater. Photgraph 1905. BPA 2 #1447

Men Clowning Around with a Car and Fishing Rod
(Original Caption) Men in a Stoddard-Dayton auto clowning with a fishing rod. Photograph, 1905. BPA#2 1989

Woman On Horse Jumps Into Water Basin
(Original Caption) 7/4/1905-Pueblo, CO: Amateur horsewoman, Unice Winkless, jumps from a high scaffold, clinging to mane of a horse, into a water basin at Pueblo, Calorado

Stunt Flyer on Top of Plane in Midair
(Original Caption) Croyden, England: Stunt flyer stands on top of his plane. Photograph, England, ca. 1910

Harry Houdini in Crate Being Lowered into Water
(Original Caption) Magician Harry Houdini, in a locked crate, being lowered into the water at the Battery in New York City

Men Performing Ax Throwing Stunt
(Original Caption) Lupino Lane standing against door of fire station while his brother, Wallace Lupino, surrounds him with hatchets he is throwing. B/W movie still photograph

Ormer Locklear stands on the edge of the wing of Curtiss Jenny biplane going at the speed of 90 miles or so an hour in June 1920. Later that same year he was killed in a movie stunt

Ruth Law Performs Aerial Stunt
(Original Caption) 1/29/1921-Chicago, IL- Not to be outdone by any male daredevil, Miss Ruth Law, the famous aviatrix

Jack Crippen Balancing Himself atop Flagpole
(Original Caption) Try this stunt to settle your lunch...A little recreation now and then

Houdini Preparing for Underwater Escape
Hungarian-American escape artist and illusionist, Harry Houdini (1874 - 1926) on a diving board, preparing for a ball and chain pool escape at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California

Dog Seated on Fire Hydrant
(Original Caption) 1/29/1924-Photo shows "Jiggs" showing the smoke-eaters where to attach their lines of hose

Dog at Fire Truck Wheel Smoking Pipe
(Original Caption) 1/29/1924-Los Angeles, CA- "Jiggs, " the pet fire dog of the Hollywood Fire Department, is shown ready at the wheel to answer an alarm

Cat Pushing Cat in Baby Carriage
(Original Caption) 3/16/25-Culver City, California: Plain alley cats get a chance to act at Barnes zoo at Culver City, Cal

Man On Bicycle Falling From Plane
(Original Caption) 11/12/1925-Los Angeles, CA: Al Johnson

Harry Houdini In Casket Before Stunt
(Original Caption) 8/5/1926-New York, NY: Photo shows Harry Houdini in Casket shortly before it was sealed for submersiion

Houdini In Casket Being Lowered Into Poo
(Original Caption) 8/5/1926-Sealed casket containing Houdini placed in pool at Shelton Hotel. Casket contains Harry Houdini

Harry Houdini Is Examined At Poolside
(Original Caption) 8/5/1926-Houdini being examined before trying his coffin trick

Golfer Teeing Off on Girder High Above City
(Original Caption) Playing golf in mid-air: Stunts. A cigarette smoking golfer and his caddy teeing off on the girder of a building under construction high over an unidentified cityscape

Joseph De Vigilio on Stilts on Rooftop
(Original Caption) September 24, 1927 - Boston, Massachusetts: Photo shows Joseph De Vigilio who calls himself the modern Longfellow and who to judge from the picture lives up to that name

Shipwreck Kelly Above Union City
(Original Caption) 1929-Union City, NJPhoto shows Shipwreck Kelly on top of flagpole in Union City, New Jersey, about to start a new record

Daredevil Doing Balancing Act
A man balancing on the tip of the New York Hotel, under construction, forty-four floors above the Manhattan streets

William Red Hill on Steel Barrel
(Original Caption) Anything for a Thrill. Navigates Niagara

Gymnasts Eating While Doing Handstands
Members of the Los Angeles Athletic Club gymnastic team do one-armed handstands while eating. From left to right, they are: Frank Haubold, Herman Witzig, Al Jochin, and F.J. Villers

Acrobats Eat While Doing Handstands
Members of the Los Angeles Athletic Club gymnastic team stand on one hand and eat with the other. L to R: Frank Haubold, Herman Witzig, Al Jochin, and F.J. Villers

Pilot Florence Barnes with New Airplane
(Original Caption) 7/2/1930-Los Angeles, CA- Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes is testing this new monoplane in which she hopes to establish a new speed record for women

Jack Redmond Tees Off
Jack Redman, pro-golfer nationally known, and the highest paid indoor instructor in golfdom, starting a trick shot from a high tee

Cartoonist Robert Ripley Lighting his Pipe
Robert L. Ripley of Believe it or Not is seen here lighting his pipe

Gymnast Richard Landau Performs Handstand on Table
(Original Caption) 1/4/32-Los Angeles, California: If your stomach's a trifle upset, why not try this upside method of eating lunch, as recommended by seventeen year old Richard Landau

Shipwreck Kelly Standing On Pole
(Original Caption) Portrait of Shipwreck Kelly perched atop a pole, May 1932

Ernst Udet Stunts at Air Races
(Original Caption) 7/3/1933-Los Angeles, CA- German aviator Ernst Udet stunts past a pylon at the National Air Races

Golfing in Inappropriate Clothing
(Original Caption) 8/21/34-Lido Beach, Long Island: We present "kiki, " as portrayed by Mrs. J

Acrobats Performing on the Empire State Building
Acrobats Jarley Smith (top), Jewell Waddek (left), and Jimmy Kerrigan (right) perform a delicate balancing act on a ledge of the Empire State Building in Manhattan

James Cagney Doing Bread Roll Trick
(Original Caption) 3/22/35: At the Victor Hugo Cafe - James Cagney in center doing his tap dancing bread roll trick

Henry O'Neil, Ross Alexander and Joan Blondell
(Original Caption) 6/7/1935-Los Angeles, CA - Although Joan Blondell is an extremely high-priced star, she believes in doing some dangerous work herself instead of using a double

Boy on Ledge Twirling a Lasso
Don McLaughlin twirls his lariat over a city's skyline on the ledge of a building. Despite his young age of 6, Don is reputed to be the world's champion roper

The Flying Wallendas on the High Wire
Aerial wire artists, The Wallendas. Arthur and Frost carry Eugene on bike as Henrietta stands on his shoulders

Motorcycle Officers Form Human Pyramid
Motorcycle officers reherse a human pyramid stunt at Victory Field. for a benefit Police Department Show to be held at Madison Square Garden

Gene Autry Riding "Champion"
(Original Caption) 01/05/1938

Truck Driving over Daredevil
(Original Caption) The average man would have no stomach for this work, but Dale O'Brien takes it lying down

Katharine Hepburn Standing on Cary Grant's Shoulders
From the 1938 film Holiday

Jim Moran on Trip to Sell an Icebox to an Eskimo
Publicist and salesman Jim Moran during a publicity stunt for General Electric where he flew to Alaska and sold an Icebox to an Eskimo

Girl Playing Piano Bent Over Backwards
9/16/1938-New York, NY-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Anyone, well, almost anyone, can play the piano the other way, but Orthodox methods are too, too easy for 13-year-old Mildred Buder

Headstand Over Manhattan
Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly celebrates Friday the 13th by sitting on his head on a board stuck out from the 54th floor of the Chanin Building, and dunking doughnuts over Manhattan

People on Street Look Up at Overhead Stunt
(Original Caption) 10/13/1939-New York, NY-: Necks craned

Man and Woman Holding Pole on Highwire
(Original Caption) 7/4/1941-New York, NY- Here you see Carla having the greatest thrill of her young life- when she accompanied her father for the first time on a jaunt across 50 feet of wire

Flying Wallendas on Tightrope
(Original Caption) 1944-The Flying Wallendas on Tight rope

Man About to Eat a Goldfish
(Original Caption) 1/23/1946-Vancouver, B.C.: The "Golden Eaters" are with us again after more than seven years of silence

People Playing Ping Pong Under Water
(Original Caption) 2/5/1947-Orlando, FL: A sand shark observes an underwater ping pong game at marine studios. (See Notes)

Stuntmen Ride Atop Wing of Plane
(Original Caption) 2/19/1947-Stuntmen riding atop wing during the filming of "Blaze of Noon."

Circus Bear Blows Horn
(Original Caption) 3/28/1947-Brown bear which arrived on the Mormacyork at peir 46 with 18 other bears, dogs, mules and horses in the first shipment of circus animals from sweden since the war

Juan Navarra Makes Billiard Trick Shot
(Original Caption) 3/4/1948-Chicago, IL: Ezequiel Navarra who happens to be the champion of Buenos Aires (and it looks like he will be the U.S)

Norman Mailer Performing in Circus
Author Norman Mailer balances on a rolling board in the ring of the Big Apple Circus. He performs in the 15th anniversary celebration of the circus

Crowd Throwing Frisbees into the Air
(Original Caption) 8/21/1986-Washington, DC- Hoping to set a world record for the most discs in the air at one time, 1

Stunt Flier Suspended over Cockpit
Stunt flier Schindler suspended over a cockpit, ready to change to another plane. He was killed when the planes collided

Daredevil Al Wilson Golfing on Biplane
(Original Caption) The first aerial golfer, the first man to actually drive a golf ball from the top of a plane's wing, is shown here

People in row standing on head outdoors
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Contortionist Sitting on Vase
(Original Caption) Contortionist sitting on flower-vase. Salm, the elastic wonder of the world. Undated photograph

South African Cowboys Practice For Rodeo
(Original Caption) South African Rivals to cowboys of Canada and USA. The Star Rangers, a party of South African Rough Riders, practicing for a display at port Elizabeth

Trick Pony Mechanical Bank
(Original Caption) Trick pony mechanical bank, Photo BPA2# 418

Woman Trapped in a Bubble
A double exposure shows a young woman blowing a bubble in which she appears trapped and helpess, begging for release

Elephants Doing Circus Tricks
(Original Caption) Trained elephants at circus. Undated photo

Woman Training Dogs To Find Name Plates
(Original Caption) College for canine knowledge--These dogs have been trained to take at command the markers bearing their names. Miss Hartsiik is proud when they reach this stage in their training

Daredevils Playing Tennis on a Biplane
(Original Caption) Gladys Roy, who gets her fun out of doing unusual things with airplanes, also likes to play tennis. Ivan Unger (member of the "Flying Black Hats") is her opponent

Beatrice Houdini Demonstrating an Illusion
(Original Caption) Beatrice Houdini, wife of Harry Houdini, locked in a plate glass box from which she escapes to illustrate the secret 4th dimensional principal employed by her late husband

Engraving After The Trojan Horse by Henri Paul Motte
"The Trojan Horse." Engraving after a painting by Henri Motte, in the Corcoran Gallery, Washington. Illustration shows soldiers emerging from the giant horse

Women in Pool of Oranges Appear Headless
(Original Caption) 1950- Two young women, wearing two-piece swimming suits, lay on their backs in a pool filled with oranges and their heads underwater

Magician Doing Card Trick
(Original Caption) Card Trick: Performers slight of hand makes cards appear to stand still in mid air. Undated photograph. BPA2# 2915

Soldiers On A Truck Headed For Training
(Original Caption) 8/29/1950-New York, NY: Soldiers leave for training, 345 Marcy Avenue, Brooklyn

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