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FREEMAN, John
FREEMAN, John. (Dubuque--Unknown). Freeman developed his acrobatic skills in the sawdust pile belonging to Day's Mill. He went on to master in addition to his ground tumbling an act in which he danced and performed aerial somersaults on a high pedestal.
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Source:
"Stars of the Old Saw Dust Pile," Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, May 13, 1906, p. 18