Lot · Pre-1900
Daily Graphic New York 1888-Chevalier Blondin-High Wire Performance At Sea Beach
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From the sellerIt illustrates the of the daring tightrope feats of the legendary tightrope walker Jean-François Gravelet-Blondin (1824–1897), known professionally as "The Great Blondin" or "Chevalier TV Blondin.". The Sea Beach Palace was originally the Machinery Exhibition Building from the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, later moved in sections to Coney Island.
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