Wirth, May
1913
May Wirth somersaults from the back of one horse onto the back of another, at practise outside Barnum & Bailey’s Circus. This feat was known as a ‘back across’. May first performed the back across when she returned to Australia to tour with Wirth Bros Circus in 1915-16.
Copyright - May Wirth Album, Circus World Museum, Baraboo, Wisconsin
Wirth, May
1913
May Wirth somersaults from the back of one horse onto the back of another, at practise outside Barnum & Bailey’s Circus. This feat was known as a ‘back across’. May first performed the back across when she returned to Australia to tour with Wirth Bros Circus in 1915-16.
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