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Zazel / Human CannonballZazel at the Royal Aquarium, London. " A beautiful Lady shot from a monstrous cannon." This is thought to be the earliest photograph of a human cannonball act
Stunt / Wall of DeathWall of Death - Motorcycle rider Fearless Billy Ward riding the wall (picture also shows Dare Devil Marjory Ward )
Handley Page HP W10A Formation of Alan Cobhams Flying Circus Flying During a National Aviation Day Flypast Date: 1930s
Stunt woman rides through flames on motorbikeSue, 23, one of a team of stunt women, rides her motorbike through a twenty-foot long tunnel of burning hay bales. Wearing only a T-shirt and hot pants she entered the tunnel at 60 mph
The Promenade PerciesA motorcycle acrobat troupe called The Promenade Percies practise their act involving balance on a trapeze attached to the bike
Clown and Indians of the Olympia Circus, London, 1921Illustration showing Pimpo the clown and three Red Indians performing horseback stunts in the ring of the Olympia Circus, 1921. Date: 1921
Wall of Death, 1933WALL OF DEATH Cyclone Jack Cody rides a 1920s Indian Scout 101 on the Drome of Death at Coney Beach, Porthcawl, Wales
Avro 504KWing-Walking on an Avro 504K Flying over Fields Date: 1920s
Ordeal by Fire & WaterA stage magician performs a feat of being immersed in fire and water
Hawker Hunter FGA-71Two RAF Hawker Hunters of 43 Squadron Aerobatic Team Parked Date: 1957
Handley Page HP-33 Clive 1A Formation of Alan Cobhams National Aviation Day Flypast Aircraft Flying over a Road, Fields and Trees Date: 1930s
Giant Airship Hangars at Cardington, Bedfordshire with t?Giant Airship Hangars at Cardington, Bedfordshire with the RAF Black Arrows Aerobatic Formation Display Team Flypast Trailing Smoke Overhead Date: 1960s
Royal Tournament RehearsalLife Guards rehearsing a display of bare-back horse-jumping for the Royal Tournament, to be held at Olympia the following week. Date: 1932
High Diving HorseWilliam Doc Carver (1851-1927) had been mounting a diving horse show since 1894. The rider in this picture is probably his daughter Lorena. Date: circa 1925
Minnie Thompson, Dallas cowgirl in New YorkMinnie Thompson from Dallas, Texas, performs horse riding feats outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Central Park, New York. She had won many prizes as a trainer of unbroken horses. Date: 1910
Underwater escapologist - a boy dives into a swimming pool to help a man untie himself from a chair. (1 of 3) Date: 1967
Stunt woman rides her motorbike through a glass plate, shattering it as she speeds through. Date: circa 1970s
A stunt car flies through the air over a row of other cars, watched by spectators. Date: 1960s
A stunt car flies through the air over a bonfire of tyres, watched by spectators standing in the rain. Date: 1960s
Eddie Merton, superstitious stuntman, who always slept in a coffin on the night before a dangerous stunt. Seen here sitting up in the coffin in his hotel bedroom for his morning cup of tea. Date: 1971
Death of a stuntman, EastbourneDeath of a stuntman at Arlington Stadium, near Eastbourne. John Bell, aged 23, was being towed behind a car on a wooden sledge when, as part of the stunt
Cyclist Vanderwoort loops the loop at the Olympia Music Hall, Paris. Date: 1903
WALL OF DEATH, 1936WALL OF DEATH Al Johnson rides an Indian Scout 101 on the Wall of Death at Whitstable, Kent Date: 1936
Helene DutrieuHlne Dutrieu (1877 - 1961), Belgian world champion cyclist, automobile racer, stunt driver, cyclist and motorcyclist and pioneer aviator
Flying the Flume at Crystal Palace 1904French Mademoiselle Dutrien (le fleche humaine), the human arrow, performing at Crystal Palace, London. After riding down a curving track on her bicycle which falls some seventy feet
MAN SHOT FROM GUNA human shell is seemingly shot from a cannon. In truth, he is propelled by a spring, and the explosion occurs a fraction of a second later... Date: 1884
Hawker Hunter F-6A Formation of RAF 92 Squadron Hawker Hunter F.6S in Formation Vertical Climb with White Smoke Trails - the 1960 RAF Fighter Command Reserve Aerobatic Team Date: 1960
A Crowd of People Watching a Alan Cobhams Flying Circus?A Crowd of People Watching a Alan Cobhams Flying Circus National Aviation Day Flypast at Dagenham, UK Date: 1930s
Curtiss JN-4D JennyA Curtis Jn-4D Jenny Flying Low During an Aero to Auto Transfer at a Barnstormers Flypast Date: 1930s
A Crowd of People Watching a Biplane Aircraft Flypast wi?A Crowd of People Watching a Biplane Aircraft Flypast with a Wing-Walker Date: 1920s
Mr Robert Wyndham, a One-Armed Stunt Parachutist Jumping?Mr Robert Wyndham, a One-Armed Stunt Parachutist Jumping from the Wing of a Bi-Plane Flying Date: 1936
Stunt woman cannonball loses her knickersLiza Knight, an 18-year-old stunt performer from Leicester, felt quite a draught after being shot from a cannon during a rehearsal
Miss LurlineMISS LURLINE performs in a tank at the Cirque des Champs- Elysees, Paris; she performs acrobatics and even eats, remaining underwater for two and a half minutes at a time Date: 1882
Team of stunt women posing with a stunt bicycle Date: circa 1970s
Stunt cyclistsKeiths Bicycle Track. Cyclists performing on the bicycle track on stage at Keiths Union Square Theatre, N.Y.C
Edward Reddish riding his bicycle off Worthing PierEdward J Reddish performs his Great Bicycle Dive off the pier at Worthing, Sussex
Shooting Apple Off HeadA man shoots an apple off a boys head, in the style of William Tell
The Modern Boy front cover - Wing walkers play tennisFront cover of The Modern Boy featuring an illustration of two men playing tennis on the wings of a plane mid-flight. Date: 1932
Dangerous aerial stunt by Dick GraceStunt men undertaking a double leap from aeroplanes for a movie stunt, the film in question being The Lost Squadron. One of the men featured is Dick Grace
Motorcycle stunt ridersStunt rides on a motorbike and sidecar perform one of their tricks, loosening and throwing away the sidecars wheel while continuing to ride at speed. Date: 1932
Stunt woman rides over wooden plank with a woman underneath. Date: circa 1970s
Motorbike speeding through flames. Date: 1976
Car crashing through front of truckCar crashing through the front of a truck. (2 of 3) Date: 1976
Motorbike crashing through glazed frameMotorbike crashing through a glazed frame held up by two women. Date: 1976
Scene at a stock car race, with cars, spectators, and a man with a Union Jack flag on his back. Date: 1965
Stuntman attempts to fly car over riverStuntman Bill Johnston of Destruction Squad was supposed to fly his car over a river in the English Midlands, but failed to achieve sufficient speed due to the wet ground
Eddie Merton, superstitious stuntman, who always slept in a coffin on the night before a dangerous stunt. Seen here with a suitcase, helping to carry the coffin into his hotel. Date: 1971
Destruction Squad, flying car in quarryDestruction Squad, flying car in a quarry. Joe Weston Webb fitted out an old Ford Popular with wings and a tail plane, then persuaded a stunt driver to shoot it over a water-filled quarry in the hope
Boy stuntman on bed of nailsBritains youngest stuntman, 8-year-old Tom Paynton, is encouraged by his father Eric as he practises on a bed of nails in the garden. Date: circa 1960s
Niagara Bridge StuntLaurence Donovan drops 200 feet from Niagara Bridge Date: 1886
Skyscraper Table TowerA stuntman builds a tower of tables and chairs on the top of a New York skyscraper and perches himself at the top Date: 1926
Subaltern Stunts in Rome by H. L. OakleyScenes in Rome and Florence during World War One as witnessed by the silhouette artist, Captain Harry Lawrence Oakley. Caption reads, As leave to " Blighty" is not very plentiful
Subaltern Stunts in Silhouette by H. L. OakleyA series of silhouette scenes by the famous silhouette artist, Captain H. L. Oakley showing officers enjoying some leisure time during World War One
A Subalterns Stunts in Italy by H. L. OakleyA few scenes characteristic of when British troops arrived at their billets in an Italian village, as witnessed by the famous silhouette artist, Captain H. L. Oakley
Subaltern stunts by H. L. OakleyA double page spread of silhouette vignettes by the famous silhouette artist, Captain Harry Lawrence Oakley, featuring scenes during a WW1 subaltern officers ten days leave in England
Stunts silhouetted by H. L. OakleyA page of silhouettes by Captain H. L. Oakley published in The Bystander depicting the trials and tribulations of a billeting officer
Pearl Fay White - American film actress and stunt starPearl Fay White (18891938) - American film actress, the " Stunt Queen" of silent films, most notably in The Perils of Pauline (1914). Date: circa 1914
Advertising material displayed on a car, with a man sitting alongside. One poster reads: Stop this car for a free drive, and the other reads: See the seaside from the air
Daring Ice JumpStuntman HOPE BRAIN peforming a daring ice jump at the Ice Palais, Sydney, Australia. He was impressed with this photograph, taken with a new high speed camera. Date: 1940s
Motorcycle StuntA stunt involving a motorcycle driving off rocks above a girl crouching on the beach below! Date: early 1930s
French Aviator - ChanteloupFrench Aviator - Pierre Chanteloup (1890-1976). Date: circa 1910s
NFS (London Region) dispatch riders display team, WW2NFS dispatch riders demonstrate their motorcycle riding skills with a acrobatic display at Regional headquarters, Lambeth SE1
Housewives Stunt SchoolHousewife Teresa Vincent leaps from the first floor of a building onto cardboard boxes and mattresses 20 feet below. It makes a change from washing up, she explained. Date: 1960s
Stunt cyclistBicyclists (trick), Prof. Fourcher at Manhattan Beach. Trick bicyclist Professor Fourcher practicing in an empty outdoor auditorium at Manhattan Beach, N.Y
Bobby Leach and his barrel - Niagara FallsBritish former stuntman Bobby Leach (1858 - 1926) and his barrel, in which he survived passage over Niagara Falls, Canada, at severe detriment to his future health
Lunching with lions in Shepherds BushAn unusual luncheon party which took place at the Imperial International Exhibition in Shepherds Bush (White City). Twenty people in a large cage with four full-grown lions belonging to Bostocks
Two seaside stuntsThe new Aero-Bathing Machine: A remarkable invention to assist those who - hesitate upon the brink. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger
Bob Leach & his BarrelBobby Leach and his barrel after his perilous trip over Niagara Falls
American Pole-PercherA pole-sitter at Atlantic City, USA, sits at an altitude of 68m for 16 days, and plans to beat the 23 day record
Brodie & Brooklyn BridgeScenes from Steve Brodies leap off the Brooklyn Bridge
Steve Brodie, StuntmanA portrait of Steve Brodie, who performed the feat of jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge
