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Yep, bicycle parachuting. The Donaldson Lithographic Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio created this poster for the bike-chute aeronaut’s Vaudeville act in 1886.
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I wonder how this performer in Lloyd’s Circus (circa 1900) turned around at the top. The troupe toured Ireland and Britain, and this shot is most likely from a show in Waterford.
Source: National Library of Ireland
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