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Performing Circus Elephants
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A group of over twenty-six Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus elephants, standing on their rear legs with front legs resting on the elephant ahead. They perform in a circus ring inside New York City's Madison Square Garden while watched by a large audience.
1943
Chester Photo Service
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WHi 22743
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Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus in New York
April 4, 1934
Three rings of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus are shown being set up for a performance in New York's Madison Square Garden.
Elephant Street Procession
circa 1875-1940
A team of elephants, paired and directed by circus personnel, proceed along an urban street.
Boys Looking into Circus Tent
circa 1875-1940
Three young boys, kneeling in the grass, peer into a circus tent at the elephants.
Ringling Brothers' Circus Clowns
1901
Two early Ringling Brothers' circus clowns, whose photographs appeared in the "Ringling Annual" under a section titled "Last of the Old-Time Clowns".
Circus Elephants on Parade
circa 1875-1940
A long string of circus elephants parades single file down a metropolitan street lined on both sides by huge crowds of people.
