Here are 21 breathtaking vintage photos of scary and dangerous circus performances that you may no longer to be seen. A vintage circus performance Acrobatic little female performers, 1900 Acrobats perform a delicate balancing act on a ledge of the Empire State Building in New York City, 1934 Aerial ballet, 1948 Circus contortionist balancing with his teeth, ca. 1900s Circus legend Karl Wallenda crossing the Tallulah Gorge on July 18, 1970 Circus performer with elephant, 1937 Edwardian circus performer Pansy Chinery with dangling in the air by her teeth, 1916 Hand balance Knife girl in a carnival performance Living on the Edge Pablo Noel performing a dangerous stunt in Hamburg, Germany in 1962 Snake swallowing, Paris, ca. 1960s Sonora Webster Carver diving with her horse, Lightning Suspended by suspenders The Wife of the knife thrower Trapeze artists, ca. 1950s Trick cyclist riding around in the crazy mouse wheel Trick rider Dorothy Herbert in 1967 Two acrobats doing a aerial balance by their teeth A dangerous balancing performance
