Here in the 21st century, we occasionally hear that some like-chasing social media star has fallen off a building while trying to take a daredevil selfie. When we hear such news, we write it off as the idiocy of the modern age - but it isn't.
Performing high-risk daredevil stunts for the camera has been going on for as long as there have been cameras. Here are some acrobats showing us their skills right at the top of the Empire State Building. The year? 1934!