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| Description: | Ringling Brothers-Barnum & Bailey circus performers gathered in front of a circus tent to view a solar eclipse. Some are wearing protective eyeglasses. |
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| Description: | A crew of people from the circus, possibly Ringling Brothers, Barnum, and Bailey, holding up their catch after a fishing trip. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | A female snake charmer with the Cole Brothers Circus, watched by two children. |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Five women drummers with the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus posing with striped drums. They are wearing band uniforms, including large hats to... |
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| Description: | A group of 11 circus clowns poses with a pretty young female performer in a circus tent. This could possibly be part of a movie set. |
| Date: | 08 22 1931 |
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| Description: | Group portrait taken in Vilas Park of children, and a few adults, some in costume, from the Lincoln Street-West Side area, who put on a circus to raise mon... |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | A large group of circus performers and personnel, including a clown and band members, pose in front of a tent. |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Personnel of the Walter L. Main show in 1904 and 1905, photographed outside a tent, include clowns, the driver of a four horse chariot, and air performers.... |
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| Description: | A group portrait of Norris & Rowe circus performers outside a tent at winter quarters, including clowns, riders, and high wire performers. |
| Date: | 04 28 1944 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of children participating in a YMCA circus. |
| Date: | 08 04 1948 |
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| Description: | Portrait of three Proudfit Street kids who produced a circus for the benefit of the Ballweg family, victims of a tornado at Springfield Hill. They are, lef... |
| Date: | 04 05 1950 |
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| Description: | It was Easter Circus time in the East Side Lowell school and hallways this week. Several of Betty Becker's second grade pupils, creators of the paper mach... |
| Date: | 07 04 1952 |
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| Description: | A lineup of over twenty costumed children assembled along 2620 Chamberlain Street in the Shepard Terrace neighborhood. They had performed a circus for Roun... |
| Date: | 08 06 1952 |
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| Description: | Clowns surround Mayor George Forster, sitting the the driver's seat of a car, during the Knights of Columbus Shrine Softball Circus event. |
| Date: | 04 23 1953 |
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| Description: | Portrait of six Monona Village youngsters who held a circus to raise money for the American Red Cross. In front are Darryl Hoffer (with "Bullet" the dog) a... |
| Date: | 1933 |
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| Description: | View of three young men, each standing in front of an automobile or truck. In the background and off to the right two airplanes are parked in the grass. Th... |
| Date: | 08 03 1956 |
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| Description: | Six children and an adult posing in front of the Wisconsin State Journal newspaper office at 115 South Carroll Street. The children had put on a nei... |
| Date: | 08 20 1956 |
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| Description: | Children from Shore Acres Road participated in a circus and sold Kool Aid to raise $7.00 for Roundy's Fun Fund. Front row, left to right are: Michael Seife... |
| Date: | 09 28 1957 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "These girls put on a circus in the recreation room at the Fitzpatrick home at 1504 Sumac Drive. They brought the money up to my office whic... |
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