Here are 21 breathtaking vintage photos of scary and dangerous circus performances that you may no longer to be seen.
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| A vintage circus performance |
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| Acrobatic little female performers, 1900 |
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| Acrobats perform a delicate balancing act on a ledge of the Empire State Building in New York City, 1934 |
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| Aerial ballet, 1948 |
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| Circus contortionist balancing with his teeth, ca. 1900s |
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| Circus legend Karl Wallenda crossing the Tallulah Gorge on July 18, 1970 |
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| Circus performer with elephant, 1937 |
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| Edwardian circus performer Pansy Chinery with dangling in the air by her teeth, 1916 |
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| Hand balance |
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| Knife girl in a carnival performance |
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| Living on the Edge |
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| Pablo Noel performing a dangerous stunt in Hamburg, Germany in 1962 |
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| Snake swallowing, Paris, ca. 1960s |
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| Sonora Webster Carver diving with her horse, Lightning |
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| Suspended by suspenders |
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| The Wife of the knife thrower |
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| Trapeze artists, ca. 1950s |
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| Trick cyclist riding around in the crazy mouse wheel |
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| Trick rider Dorothy Herbert in 1967 |
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| Two acrobats doing a aerial balance by their teeth |
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| A dangerous balancing performance |






















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