About This Item

  • Call NumberSTEEPLE_0023
  • TitleLeDoux and Louise Wire Act
  • SummaryAn apparent advertisement for the LeDoux and Louise Wire Act at Steeplechase Park Circus in Coney Island, including small head shots of Louise and LeDoux, an unidentified clown who was, presumably, part of the act, and a tall, 5-step ladder. Additional inscription on verso: "Comedy Table Act." The image is not dated.
  • Date[192-?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteStamped on verso: The Modern Photo Studio. Title from inscription on verso.
  • CreatorModern Photo Studio
  • SubjectAerialists -- New York (State) -- New York ; Clowns -- New York (State) -- New York
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsSteeplechase Park Circus photograph collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Steeplechase Park Circus