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| Date: | 08 17 1892 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of crowd gathered to watch elephants parade down Main Street. Probably the Ringling Brothers Circus. |
| Date: | 08 17 1892 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of large crowd of people watching elephants from the Ringling Brothers Circus turning the corner of First and Main Streets. |
| Date: | 1891 |
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| Description: | Grace May Hall, as a five-year-old circus child, with a large show python coiled at her feet and a smaller show snake around her neck. |
| Date: | 06 24 1964 |
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| Description: | A clown attempts to move a stubborn mule at the 15th annual World's Championship Rodeo at the Holmes No-Oak ranch. |
| Date: | 04 29 1954 |
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| Description: | Zor Shrine clown, J. Leigh, is warming up make-up with his hands to make it more pliable before applying it to his face. |
| Date: | 04 29 1954 |
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| Description: | Zor Shrine clown, J. Leigh, is painting his eyebrows. |
| Date: | 08 02 1955 |
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| Description: | Dr. Esther Kurtz greeting famous clown Emmett Kelly and his wife, Elvira, at a dinner sponsored by the Madison Wallenda Tent Chapter of Circus Fans of Amer... |
| Date: | 08 02 1955 |
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| Description: | Circus performers and fans at a dinner sponsored by the Madison Wallenda Tent chapter of Circus Fans of America at the Ace of Clubs. Standing are Mr. and M... |
| Date: | 08 1955 |
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| Description: | Water comedian, Eddie Rose, of the Sam Snyder's Water Follies performing his routine jumping off a high-level diving board during a show at Breese Stevens ... |
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