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Ritchie Water Circus

ca. 1927-1928

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Ritchie Water Circus
  • Title
  • Ritchie Water Circus
  • Date
  • ca. 1927-1928
  • Identifier
  • 20210105-hswp-0260
  • Source Identifier
  • MSS_141_B065_F11_I02
  • Description
  • An acrobat from Ritchie's Water Circus suspended from a ladder over the Lagoon island. Two white clothed figures watch from the top of the Racer entrance. Prior to the lagoon stage and connecting bridge, the island was only accessible by boat.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Amusement parks--Pennsylvania.
    Kennywood Park (Pa.)
    Acrobats.
    Aerialists.
    Circuses & shows.
    Stunt performers.
    Performing arts--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
  • Source
  • Kennywood Park Records, 1895-2018, MSS 141, Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Kennywood Park Records
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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