Wirth, May

1926

“Black and white photograph of a scene on a circus lot. A female performer demonstrating a handstand on the back of a standing horse, while a male attendant stands at the front of the horse. Tents and props can be seen around the figures. Etched into the negative are the performer’s name, May Wirth, and the name and date of the circus, Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus, 1926.” Photograph by Frederick Whitman Glasier.

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Wirth, May

1926

“Black and white photograph of a scene on a circus lot. A female performer demonstrating a handstand on the back of a standing horse, while a male attendant stands at the front of the horse. Tents and props can be seen around the figures. Etched into the negative are the performer’s name, May Wirth, and the name and date of the circus, Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus, 1926.” Photograph by Frederick Whitman Glasier.

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