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Street Carnival

Date: 1902
Description: A street carnival on the Capitol Square in which two individuals perform together while suspended in the air.
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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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Circus Performers Riding Circus Animals

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Description: Slightly elevated view of circus performers riding camels in the street in a parade.
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Circus Performers in Front of the Wisconsin Historical Society

Date: 1908
Description: Circus performers posed in front of the Wisconsin Historical Society, then known as the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
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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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Man with a Badger on a Leash at the UW Circus

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Description: A man is posing with a badger on a leash by the Armory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. He is wearing thickly quilted, light-colored pants, a...
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We Saw You . . . at Water Follies

Date: 08 1955
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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