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Ringling Brothers Circus Wagons

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Description: Elevated view of Ringling Brothers circus wagons, horses, and tents, with the Chicago skyline in the background.
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Circus Wagon

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Description: A Cole Brothers Circus wagon sits on a flatbed truck, near a railroad yard, awaiting transport by the Shea-Matson Machinery Mover & Millwrights company.
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Circus Tent Construction Workers

Date: 08 16 1984
Description: Young men, workers for the Carson & Barnes Circus, carrying heavy circus tent poles through a field.
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Ringling Circus Wagon and Clowns

Date: 1910
Description: A Ringling Circus wagon, pulled by a horse, with clowns riding on top, is part of a parade along a city street.
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Tandem Zebra Team

Date: 1909
Description: Two men sit in a two-wheeled buggy hooked up to zebras, next to a fence near the Ring Barn on the left (which is still standing), with several male spectat...
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Three Baby Elephants

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Description: A man leading three baby elephants with decorative blankets with the following names, "Little Jim," "Pinto," and "Alice."
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Major Tot

Date: 1885
Description: Carte-de-visite of Major Tot standing on a prop column and wall next to a man of average height in front of a painted backdrop. Both men are holding canes....

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