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 Apeda / WHS / Robertstock, Circus performers with mule. A male circus performer stands lengthwise on the back of a mule, while a female circus performer stands on the ground next to them. Photographs relating to circus and rodeo performances, ca. 1875-1940. Included are images of costumed performers, behind-the-scenes work, circus tents, animals, crowds, publicity photographs, and images of performances.
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 Axel Fassio / Aurora Photos, BURANO, VENICE, ITALY - 01 MAY 2007: a gondola during a boat race in Burano, Venice - Italy. A gondola is a traditional Venetian rowing boat. Gondolas were for centuries the chief means of transportation within Venice and still have a role in public transport, serving as traghetti (ferries) over major canals. The gondola is propelled by an oarsman (the gondolier) who stands facing the bow and pushes, rather than pulls, a single oar. It is long and narrow, with an asymmetrical outline to facilitate propulsion with a single oar, and a good deal of rocker (lengthwise curvature) to minimise the area of contact with the water. The oar or remo is held in an oar lock known as a forcola. The forcola is of a complicated shape, allowing several positions of the oar. The iron ornament on the front of the boat is called the ferro. It serves to protect the prow from accidental damage, as decoration and as counterweight for the gondolier standing near the stern. Gondolas are hand made using 8 different types of wood (fir, oak, cherry, walnut, elm, mahogany, larch and lime) and are composed of 280 pieces. (Photo by Axel Fassio / Aurora Photos)
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 Lee Anne White, A tree, sawn in half lengthwise, serves as a sturdy footbrige over a dry stream in this woodland garden. Mark & Mildred Fockele garden, Gainesville GA. Installation: The Fockele Garden Company.
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