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| Description: | Fred and Ella Bradna, equestrian director and performer for Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey. There are several other performers and a dog, relaxing in t... |
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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. |
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| Description: | Five circus performers, female and male, sit or stand astride a horse with a tent as a backdrop. |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Della Royal (Mrs. Rhoda Royal) sits in a 2-wheeled cart decorated with flowers and harnessed to her world famous horse, "Glendive," as taken from a 1906 ha... |
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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: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Two horses stand next to each other in front of what may be a painted backdrop of a tree-lined street. A male circus performer stands in the center holding... |
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| Description: | A male circus performer stands lengthwise on the back of a mule, while a female circus performer stands on the ground next to them. |
| Date: | 12 15 1913 |
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| Description: | A horse-drawn wagon, filled with University of Wisconsin students dressed as clowns, proceeds along a Madison street as part of a parade. Spectators line ... |
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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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| Description: | A group of people posed among tents, probably a traveling medicine show. On the table in the foreground, a contortionist is visible. A banner above a stage... |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | Composite photograph of one man and two women standing on top of two horses pulling a buggy. The three figures are glued onto the photograph containing the... |
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