Circus -- Photographs.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Dexter Fellows circus photographs, 1900s
Collection
Identifier: 1979-008
Scope and Contents
The Circus collection includes over 700 items documenting circus life. The collection was assembled by Dexter Fellows, a press agent for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and includes photographs and other circus memorabilia.
Dates:
circa 1900s
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