1894 Print California Midwinter World's Fair Tightrope Highwire Walker SSC1 War & Wartime Please also note: the corrections

Please also note: the corrections to the word "Tassis" is original to the print

This is an original 1935 black and white halftone print of the "Ark" of the Calverts sailing into St

Lord Palmerston

Please note: the white spot is a reflection on the digital image--it is not on the print

This piece was illustrated by Stubenrauch

1894 Print California Midwinter World's Fair Tightrope Highwire Walker SSC1 War & Wartime Please also note: the corrections"The Camera on the High Wire." This is an original 1894 halftone print of the highwire performer balancing on the wire stretched between the Bonet Tower and the Liberal Arts Building at the 1894 California International Midwinter Exposition. The inset in the upper right is an image shot by the performer from his vantage point on the highwire. Photography by I. W. Taber. Period Paper is pleased to offer a rare collection of original historical halftone