Human Pyramid

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Human Pyramid

Marvelous acrobatic performance by seven members of "Beni Zoug's" famous Arab troupe.

EDI 1895-08

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1 Edison (MU 83)  
2 W.K.L. DicksonWilliam Heise Si Hassan Ben Ali
3 01/1895 50 ft
4 États-Unis, New Jersey, West Orange, Black Maria
 

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si hassan ben ali

Si Hassan Ben Ali Troupe. Arab acrobats, pyramid builders, swordsmen, etc. At the head of the troupe of Arabs, whose curious and barbaric feats of strength and agility have delighted the Ringling Bros.’ millions of patrons during the season of 1893, is Si Hassan Ben Ali. He is a native of Agades, a city in the Province of Tawarek, on the Desert of Sahara. He is a devout Mohammedan, a world-wide traveler, and the master of seven different languages. He is designated in the picture by the number 7. No. 6, expert swordsman and under-stander for the pyramids, has the Oriental name of Salleen Nassar. He is a native of Ajdad, Arabia. No. 5, Fredo Hadji, acrobat, native of Tangier. No 8, Kablen Dahdooh, a native Bedouin from the village of Sabba. No. 9, Abraham Hen Hamo, native of Bameide, Morocco. No. 1, Ben Sahib, native of the Province of Najo, Arabia. No. 2, Solayman Ben Damod, from Murzuk, Fezzan, North Central Africa. No. 3, Saad Kablen Dahdooh, native Bedouin from the village of Subba. No. 4, Stamato Kolema, a Berber.
Official Route Book of Ringling Bros. World’s Greatest Railroad Shows, Season of 1893, Buffalo, NY: Courier Co., 1893

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