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Crowd Watching Circus Wagon

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Description: Elevated view of a crowd watching a circus wagon pulled by a team of six horses in a circus parade in town.
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Crowd Watching Parade

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Description: Elevated view of a crowd watching a band play on top of a circus wagon in a parade in town.
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Crowd Watching Parade

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Description: Elevated view of a parade passing under arch at the intersection of First and Main Streets. Crowds of people are watching from the sidewalks.
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Band Performing in Parade

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Description: View across street towards a band in a wagon parading through town. People are watching from the sidewalk, and also from second story porches.
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Circus Wagon in Parade

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Description: Slightly elevated view over sidewalk towards eight horses drawing a circus wagon in parade. The parade is coming from the circus ground at the white pine g...
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Circus Wagon in Parade

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Description: Slightly elevated view of men driving a circus calliope for a parade in town. A calliope is a musical instrument that produces sound by sending steam throu...
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Circus Wagon in Parade

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Description: Rear view of a steam calliope in a circus parade in town. A calliope is a musical instrument that produces sound by sending steam through whistles, origina...
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Circus Wagon in Parade

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Description: Rear view of a circus wagon going through town, with a band on top pulled by a team of six horses. People are walking in the street behind the wagon, and t...
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Elephant pulling Wagon in Parade

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Description: Elephant pulling a wagon with a sign for the pig circus in a parade through town.
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Circus Wagon in Parade

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Description: Elevated view towards intersection of a horse-drawn animal cage in a circus parade in town.
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Circus Wagon in Parade

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Description: Elevated view towards intersection of a crowd watching a circus wagon on Main Street, probably a steam calliope.
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Elephants in Circus Parade

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Description: Crowd watching elephants walk trunk-to-tail in circus parade through town.
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Woman Riding Horse in Circus Parade

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Description: Elevated view of a crowd watching a woman with two white horses in a circus parade. She is riding one of the horses.
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Circus Wagon with Leopard

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Description: Man driving a circus wagon with a cage through town with a team of two horses. The cage is holding a leopard and a girl inside.
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Circus Wagon with Leopard

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Description: Elevated view of a man in a parade driving a circus wagon with a cage holding a leopard. A crowd lines the sidewalk on the other side of the street.
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Crowd on Main Street Watching Parade

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Description: Crowd of people lined up along board sidewalk watching a parade on diagonal part of Main Street. The boardwalk on the other side of the street is elevated....
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Crowd Watching the Circus Parade

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Description: Elevated view of crowd on streets and sidewalks near an intersection watching a circus wagon pulled by a team of six horses in a circus parade in town.
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Ringling Brothers Circus

Date: 08 17 1892
Description: Elevated view of crowd gathered at the intersection of First and Main Streets to watch a calliope and chariot riders in a circus parade, probably the Ringl...
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Ringling Brothers Circus

Date: 08 17 1892
Description: Elevated view of a crowd gathered at the intersection of First and Main Streets to watch a bell wagon pass in a circus parade, probably the Ringling Brothe...
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Ringling Brothers Circus

Date: 08 17 1892
Description: Elevated view of a crowd gathered at the intersection of First and Main Streets to watch a bandwagon and animal cage pass in a circus parade. Probably the ...

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