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Circus Parade

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Description: Circus parade at the corner of West Water and Grand Avenue. Crowds on the sidewalk and in horse-drawn vehicles are watching horse-drawn cages and other veh...
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Circus in Town

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Description: Elevated view of crowds watching a circus parade at the corner of West Water and Grand Avenue. In the foreground are four people on horseback. Beyond them ...
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Kilbourn Circus Parade

Date: 06 1868
Description: G.F. Bailey bandwagon, with band, and central elevated figure of Mazeppa legend on Broadway in Kilbourn City. Hitch is an Asiatic elephant led by paired dr...
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Workers Pull Circus Wagon with Tractor

Date: 08 05 1927
Description: Workers pulling a Sells Floto Circus wagon with a McCormick-Deering industrial tractor along the street of a town. In the background, children and adults a...
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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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Circus Show Buggy and Bandwagon

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Description: Dode Fisk, the operator of a dog and pony show and circus, drives a wire-wheeled show buggy pulled by the horse "Bobby". They are photographed next to a ...
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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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