Capturing The Excitement #2

 Frederick W. Glasier, American, 1866-1950
 Gertrude Dewar, Omega wire act, 1908
 Copyrighted image 1908
 Negative Number 602
 8 x 10 in. glass plate negative
 Collection of The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

In vibe with my last post about sports photography, this time from the beginning of the 20th century, from the web site of Ringling Museum of Art containing 50 photographs of Frederick Glassier, documenting the Wild West shows, American Circus Acts and Native Americans.

It is strange, that as unexciting as some of those photos might be (this one is actually quite exciting as are others there) because of photography we have the privilege to peep back in time and get a glimpse of what was going on, and what life was like.

I know that I am stating the obvious, but that, for me, is one of the most exciting things that photography offers.

Via Richard Renaldi’s Photography Blog