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Acrobatics
Performance of extraordinary human feats of balance, agility, and motor coordination
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A popular acrobatics performance. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.
Doyle, Richard, 1824-1883.
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Reference: 12152i
Part of: Bird's-eye views of modern society
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A naked man jumps and somersaults, then leaps over another man's head. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.
Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904.
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Date: 1887
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Reference: 2009461i
Part of: Animal locomotion: an electro-photographic investigation of consecutive phases of animal movements
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A naked man performs a handspring over another naked man on his hands and knees, landing on his feet. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.
Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904.
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Date: 1887
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Reference: 2008411i
Part of: Animal locomotion: an electro-photographic investigation of consecutive phases of animal movements
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Practical acrobatics : descriptions of tumbling and acrobatic tricks and exercises from single movements to more difficult combinations / by Bertram S. Ash, illustrated with photographs.
Ash, Bertram S.
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Date: [1936]
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Indian acrobats performing. Gouache painting.
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Date: [1815?]
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Reference: 728563i
Part of: Indian practitioners of trades, crafts, and professions. Gouache paintings, 18--.
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