Peach baskets underfootSourced
She added baskets to a Niagara tightrope crossing
Maria Spelterini crossed the Niagara Gorge on a tightrope in July 1876. On a subsequent crossing she strapped peach baskets to her feet. A commonplace container transformed the equipment of an already unusual act.
The baskets belonged to the performance rather than a fruit stall.
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