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Acrobatics

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  • A naked man jumps and somersaults, then leaps over another man's head. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.
  • Indian acrobats performing. Gouache painting.
  • A popular acrobatics performance. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.
  • Mahomet Caratha, an acrobat. Engraving by R. Graves.
  • A pair of Indian tumblers performing. Gouache drawing.
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    A popular acrobatics performance. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

    Doyle, Richard, 1824-1883. | 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. | Date: 1887 | 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. | Date: 1887 | 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. | Date: [1936]
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    Indian acrobats performing. Gouache painting.

    | Date: [1815?] | Reference: 728563i
    Part of: Indian practitioners of trades, crafts, and professions. Gouache paintings, 18--.
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