Date: | 1891 |
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Description: | A group of personnel with the Rentz & Co.'s Monster Circus combined with the Great American Racing Association, pose for a photograph by the side of the tr... |
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Description: | A group portrait of Norris & Rowe circus performers outside a tent at winter quarters, including clowns, riders, and high wire performers. |
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Description: | Rose Dockrill of Delavan, Wisconsin. A female circus performer described as "a swell artist and fine looker and dresser." |
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Description: | An overview of the Norris & Rowe Circus setup on tour in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. The show toured Canada and Mexico and played to packed houses. |
Date: | 1910 |
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Description: | Billy Winslow, a clown and wire walker with the Barnum & Bailey Show, with a prop he used in his performance. |
Date: | 1909 |
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Description: | A circus clown sits astride a donkey outside a tent. |
Date: | 1899 |
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Description: | Two horses stand next to each other in front of what may be a painted backdrop of a tree-lined street. A male circus performer stands in the center holding... |
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Description: | Seated portait of Amelia Feeley, supposedly the first circus bareback rider to perform in long dresses. Ms. Feeley hold a fan in her lap. |
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Description: | A male circus performer stands lengthwise on the back of a mule, while a female circus performer stands on the ground next to them. |
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Description: | Frank B. Miller of Wright City, Missouri, was a jockey and circus rider. |
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Description: | Musicians with the Gollmar Brothers Circus pose in front of banners advertising the circus sideshow features near the entrance to the museum annex tent. |
Date: | 1934 |
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Description: | A crowd of people stand outside a circus tent. The words "Big Show" are emblazoned over the main entrance. |
Date: | 1942 |
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Description: | A man in a gorilla suit stands on the tongue of a wagon, holding his mask. He is an employee of the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus. |
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Description: | A young woman and a very tall man stand together in front of the cookhouse wagon. She is holding a bottle of soda and offering him a hotdog; he has his arm... |
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