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Circa 1929, Wall of Death, Revere Beach, MA. Read more…
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THE WALL OF DEATH DAREDEVILS Tornado Smith, the Wall of Death rider from Southend, and his wife having tea with their pet lion and lamb.  George “Tornado” Smith brought the Wall of Death from America to England in 1929, and featured such spectacles as ”Briton the Wall-riding lion” and “Gymkhana Girls and Girl Protégées” in his billing.  Check out the skull-and-crossbones badge on his beret.  –Derek Berwin/Hulton Archive Read more…
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THE WALL OF DEATH DAREDEVILS Unidentified lion and female Wall of Death driver, ca. 1930s or 1940s. Read more…
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FOUR WHEELS MOVE THE BODY — BUT TWO WHEELS MOVE THE SOUL ca. 1949, UK — Sixteen-year-old Maureen Swift riding with ‘Tornado’ Smith around ‘The Wall of Death’ attraction in the Southend Kursaal to promote BSA motorcycles. – Image by © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis Read more…
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