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Special Collections -- Ephemera -- Circus.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Circus ephemera, 20th century

 Collection
Identifier: 1979-029
Scope and Contents

Circus programs, route books, and miscellaneous materials related to circus and circus-like entertainment

Dates: 20th century

Traveling circuses photo album, approximately 1930s-1940s

 Collection
Identifier: 2016-048
Scope and Contents Collection of b/w circus snapshots primarily featuring performers (trapeze artists, clowns, elephant and horseback riders) behind the scenes, set-up crews and animal handlers, as well as circus company trains, transport caravans, and circus animals (camels, elephants, horses, dogs). Many photos bear handwritten notes about location, date and/or the performer's name on verso; several are stamped with the Peoria and Decatur, Illinois addresses of circusiana hobbyists Roy Frietsch and Bert...
Dates: 1930 - 1940