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Circus Performers and Airplane

Date: 1930
Description: A giant and other circus performers, including Harry and Daisy Earles, posing in front of a Midwest Air Transport airplane while a crowd is watching from b...
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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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Capitol Square Parade

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Description: Snapshot by Madison butcher Earl Omen of elephants parading past the Monona Avenue gate of the third Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Capitol Park Performance

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Description: Crowd gathered in the park near the North Wing of the Third Wisconsin State Capitol watching aerial performer descend a wire attached to the roof of the bu...
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Woman in Circus Parade

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Description: Elevated view of a crowd watching a woman in a chariot driving four 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 crowd gathered to watch elephants parade down Main Street. Probably the Ringling Brothers Circus.
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Ringling Brothers Elephants

Date: 08 17 1892
Description: Elevated view of large crowd of people watching elephants from the Ringling Brothers Circus turning the corner of First and Main Streets.
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Trapeze Acrobats

Date: 1912
Description: View from crowd of a pair of trapeze acrobats performing at a street fair.

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