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Milwaukee Harvester Company Catalog

Date: 1895
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for the Milwaukee Harvester Company featuring a color illustration of a derailed train carrying circus animals and a man op...
Photograph

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 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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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 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 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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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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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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Wesley W. Jung with Circus Wagon

Date: 04 03 1968
Description: Wesley W. Jung at the Jung Carriage Museum. Mr. Jung is standing on the right in front of a circus wagon. Painted inside of an oval on the side is a circus...
Postcard

Circus World Museum

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Description: Colorized postcard view of the Circus Train.
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Lance Beck and Calliope

Date: 09 1978
Description: A man poses in front of a calliope, a steam-powered pipe instrument in a large, ornately decorated circus wagon.
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Clown on Stilts

Date: 1969
Description: A clown on stilts is pointing towards the left. Behind him a crowd of people are standing in a line. Two circus wagons are behind the crowd, one an animal ...
Photograph

Competition Between Tractor and Elephant

Date: 08 05 1927
Description: View across field towards a man sitting on an elephant on the left, and a man sitting on a tractor on the right pulling a wagon. The elephant is hitched to...
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Man Driving Tractor Pulling Sells-Floto Circus wagon

Date: 08 05 1927
Description: View across grounds towards a man driving a McCormick-Deering tractor pulling a Sells-Floto Circus wagon. Tents are in the background.
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Tractor Pulling Sells-Floto Circus Wagon

Date: 08 05 1927
Description: Left side view of a man driving a tractor pulling a Sells-Floto circus wagon onto a lot. Tents are in the background.
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Tractors Pulling Sells-Floto Circus Wagons

Date: 08 05 1927
Description: Men driving tractors are pulling Sells-Floto circus wagons onto a circus lot. Tents are in the background.
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Man Driving Tractor Pulling Sells-Floto Circus Wagon

Date: 08 05 1927
Description: View from front of a man driving a tractor pulling a Sells-Floto circus wagon onto a circus lot. Tents are in the background.
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Circus Wagon

Date: 07 04 1969
Description: A mother and a daughter are looking at a gold colored statue on a circus wagon during Old Milwaukee Days. The statue depicts Cinderella sitting in a chair ...

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