Series I. Circus Prints and Ephemera (small size) approximately 1850-1991 (bulk 1880-1960)
Scope and Content Note
Circus, A-B by company (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)
Circus, C-G by company (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)
Circus, H-Q by company, also performers (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)
Circus, R-Z by company, also performers (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)
Note
Circus (between 8 x 10 inches and 11 x 14 inches in size)
Series II. Circus Prints and Ephemera (large size) 1846-1980s (bulk 1890-1960)
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Items in the Huntington Library Historical Prints collection:
The Barnum & Bailey big free street parade : is the most magnificent, largest, greatest processional spectacle ever seen given absolutely free at 10 o'clock a.m. preceding the initial exhibition of the greatest show on earth. (Barnum & Bailey Circus) ©1913.
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth : the world's grandest, largest, best, amusement institution. (Barnum and Bailey) approximately 1890.
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth : l'institut de divertissement le plus grand et le plus magnifique du monde. (Barnum and Bailey) approximately 1898.
Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : 1000 skits by 50 original clowns. (Barnum and Bailey) ©1916.
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : the Ching-Ling-He and Tia Pen troupes. (Barnum and Bailey) ©1914.
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : a complete horse show of the most beautiful, best trained and sagacious equines ever exhibited. ... (Barnum and Bailey) ©1903.
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : the Dunbar Trio the world’s most famous aerialists. (Barnum and Bailey) ©1895.
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : the great Florenz Troupe 12 in number ... (Barnum and Bailey) ©1904.
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : Imre Kiralfy’s Columbus and the discovery of America ... (Barnum and Bailey) ©1891.
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : interior view of the great double menageries ... (Barnum and Bailey) approximately 1903.
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : les plus vastes les plus prodigieux spectacles du monde. (Barnum and Bailey) approximately 1902.
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : more than 200 international lady artists a worlds congress of famous performing beauties. (Barnum and Bailey) ©1917.
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : a partial display of the new enormous menagerie & characteristic groupings of strange and savage people. (Barnum and Bailey) ©1894.
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : scene excitante dans le cirque des enfants, par les mignons poneys Shetland, montes par des singes bavards, vivants, finissant une course chaudement contestee. (Barnum and Bailey) ©1898.
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth scenes in the grand water circus. (Barnum and Bailey) ©1895.
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : section 2. Circus division of the new million dollar free street parade ... (Barnum and Bailey) approximately 1894.
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : section 4. Performing wild beast division of the new million dollar free street parade ... (Barnum and Bailey) approximately 1894.
The Barnum & Bailey latest and greatest thriller the balloon horse Jupiter ... (Barnum and Bailey) ©1909.
Barnum & Bailey’s new superb spectacle Cleopatra. (Barnum and Bailey) ©1912.
Die Barnum & Bailey groesste schaustellung der welt. (Barnum and Bailey) approximately 1898.
Die Barnum & Bailey groesste schaustellung der welt : 70 dressirte pferde in einer nummer. ... (Barnum and Bailey) approximately 1898.
Die Barnum & Bailey groesste schaustellung der welt : ein wahrer wirrwar der drolligsten einfalle von spassmachern in menge. ... (Barnum and Bailey) ©1898.
P.T. Barnum’s greatest show on Earth, & the Great London Circus combined with : Sanger's Royal British Menagerie & Grand International Allied Shows. ... (Barnum & London Circus) approximately 1882.
P.T. Barnum’s greatest show on Earth, & the Great London Circus combined with Sanger's Royal British Menagerie & Grand International Allied Shows. ... (Barnum & London Circus) approximately 1882.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey : the greatest show on Earth. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) ©1944.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey : the greatest show on Earth. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1944.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus : the greatest show on Earth. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) ©1969.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus : the greatest show on Earth. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1941.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus : the greatest show on Earth. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1941.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus : the greatest show on Earth. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1941.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus : the incomparable Alfred Court master trainer. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1941.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus : see you at the greatest show on Earth. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) ©1973.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus : 100 double length steel railroad cars crammed and jammed with wonders from all corners of the Earth. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1933.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus : the greatest show on Earth. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1931.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1935.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus : world's greatest shows. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1935.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus : the circus kings of all time ... (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1936.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus : Durbar of Delhi. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1933?
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus : presenting a stupendous new congress of amazing world-wide features including giraffe-neck women from Burma. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1933.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus : the Great Otari Troupe in startling mid-air flights from a huge aerial cross. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1934.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus presenting the greatest educational feature in amusement history : direct from the African jungles - herd of the smallest full grown pigmy elephants on the face of the globe! (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1936.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows : Gargantua the great the largest and fiercest gorilla ever brought before the eyes of civilized man! (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1938.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows : Gargantua the great. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1938.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows : Pallenberg's wonder bears. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1938?
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows : presenting one hundred and fifty horses in “the fete of the garlands.” (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1927.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows : Terrell Jacobs the lion king presenting the world's most sensational group of jungle-bred performers. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1938.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey : Francis Brunn greatest juggler the world has ever known. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1948.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey : the greatest show on Earth. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1941.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey introducing Mr. & Mrs. Gargantua the great : for 80 years the greatest show on Earth. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1941.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey presents Old King Cole and Mother Goose a spectacular fantasy. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1941.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey : the world's biggest menagerie. (Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus) ©1944.
Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1943.
Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey the greatest show on Earth. (Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus) approximately 1940.
Ringling Bros free street parade greatest the world has ever seen 10 o'clock a.m. preceding first exhibition. (Ringling Brothers) approximately 1914.
Ringling Bros : Miss May Wirth somersaulting queen of the arena. (Ringling Brothers) ©1917.
Ringling Bros shows : Hillary Long who puts his skates upon his head and wears his hat upon his feet while accomplishing apparently impossible stunts. (Ringling Brothers) approximately 1918.
Ringling Bros stupendous spectacle Solomon and the queen of Sheba : Solomon receiving Balkis the queen of Sheba ... (Ringling Brothers) approximately 1915.
The Barnum Bailey greatest show on Earth. (Barnum and Bailey) ©1908.
The Barnum & Bailey musical elephant prodigies. (Barnum and Bailey) ©1909.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) ©1945.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) ©1945.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) ©1945.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) ©1945.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1927.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows : world's biggest menagerie. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1925.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey : Francis Brunn greatest juggler the world has ever known. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1948.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey : The great Alzanas world renowned high wire daredevils. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1947.
80th season Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey "the greatest show on earth". (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1950.
Ringling Bros and Barnum Bailey : incredible Unus the talk of the universe. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1948.
Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey : World's biggest menagerie. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1944.
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) ©1945.
The Adam Forepaugh shows. Historic scenes and battles of the American Revolution : inauguration of George Washington, ... (Great Forepaugh Show) ©1893.
The Adam Forepaugh shows. Historic scenes and battles of the American Revolution : interior of the great tent, ... (Great Forepaugh Show) ©1893.
The Adam Forepaugh shows. Historic scenes and battles of the American Revolution : Washington's state carriage ... (Great Forepaugh Show) ©1893.
Al. G. Barnes quality circus of the world "the show that's different" : Champion artists present the supreme circus of all times. (Al G. Barnes Wild Animal Circus) approximately 1926?
Al G. Barnes - Sells-Floto and John Robinson combined circuses : Janet May world's foremost aerial gymnaste in thrilling one-arm planges. (Al G. Barnes - Sells-Floto Circus & John Robinson Combined Circuses) approximately 1938.
Al G. Kelly and Miller Bros. 2nd largest circus : largest, most varied and valuable collection of rare animals. (Al G. Kelly & Miller Bros. Circus) approximately 1945.
Al G. Kelly & Miller Bros. circus. (Al G. Kelly & Miller Bros. Circus) approximately 194-.
Al G. Kelly & Miller Bros. 2nd largest circus. (Al G. Kelly & Miller Bros. Circus) approximately 1950-.
Al G. Kelly & Miller Bros. 2nd largest circus : stadium Gardena afternoon night Friday April 29. (Al G. Kelly & Miller Bros. Circus) approximately 1960.
An attraction without parallel : Achille Philion the marvelous equilibrist and originator. ©1899.
Buffalo Bill’s wild west : Sells Floto circus. (Sells-Floto Circus) approximately 1926.
Carson & Barnes big 3 ring circus. (Carson & Barnes Circus) approximately 1960?
Carson & Barnes circus : blood sweating hippopotamus from the river Nile. (Carson & Barnes Circus) ©1965.
Carson and Barnes big 3 ring largest circus. (Carson & Barnes Circus) 196?.
Carson and Barnes big 3 ring 2nd largest circus. (Carson & Barnes Circus) 196?.
Carson and Barnes wild animal circus : a truly big show. (Carson & Barnes Circus) ©1965.
Chamber of commerce presents Fisher Bros. Circus featuring "Goliath" America's largest blood sweating hippopotamus ... (Fisher Bros. Circus) approximately 1973.
Clyde Beatty and Cole Bros. world’s largest circus. (Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus) 196?
Clyde Beatty and Cole Bros. World’s Largest Circus. (Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus) 196?
Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus. (Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus) 196?
Clyde Beatty Cole Bros. Combined Circus. (Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus) 196?
Cole Bros. Circus : two railroad trains of double length cars jammed with wonders from all parts of the world. (Cole Bros. Circus) approximately 1935.
Cole Bros. Circus. (Cole Bros. Circus) approximately 1935?
Cole Bros. Circus : Allen sisters America's greatest equestriennes. (Cole Bros. Circus) 194-.
Cole Bros. Circus : the children's favorite circus. (Cole Bros. Circus) approximately 1935.
Cole Bros. Circus : Jumbo the 2nd : only African Elephant exhibited with any American circus. (Cole Bros. Circus) approximately 1935.
Cole Bros. Circus : largest menagerie on Earth. (Cole Bros. Circus) approximately 1935.
Cole Bros. Circus : Cole Bros. Circus presents quarter-million pound act of performing elephants the most colossal trained animal display ever presented. (Cole Bros. Circus) approximately 1935?
Cristiani Bros. Circus : 3 ring : giant safari parading 12 noon on your streets. (Cristiani Bros. Circus) between 1956 and 1959.
Cristiani Bros. Big Wild-Animal Circus. (Cristiani Bros. Circus) approximately 1958.
Cristiani Bros. Wild-Animal Circus : amazing leaps over a big herd of elephants. (Cristiani Bros. Circus) approximately 1958.
Cristiani Bros. Wild-Animal Circus : amazing leaps over a big herd of elephants. (Cristiani Bros. Circus) approximately 1958.
Cristiani-Wallace Bros. Circus. (Cristiani-Wallace Bros. Circus) between 1962 and 1965.
Cronin Bros. Big 3 Ring Circus. (Cronin Bros. Circus) approximately 1944.
Cronin Bros. big 3 ring circus : Cal and Ruth Thompsons famous white horse troupe. (Cronin Bros. Circus) approximately 1944.
Dailey Bros. Big 3 Ring Circus : traveling on its own steel train of double length railroad cars. (Dailey Bros. Circus) between 1944 and 1950.
El Zaribah Shrine Circus. (El Zaribah Shrine Circus) approximately 1967.
F. O. P. presents Fisher Bros. Circus featuring "Goliath" America's largest blood sweating hippopotamus ... (Fisher Bros. Circus) approximately 1973.
F. O. P. presents Fisher Bros. Circus featuring "Goliath" America's largest blood sweating hippopotamus ... (Fisher Bros. Circus) approximately 1973.
The Great Forepaugh & Sells Brothers shows combined : phenomenal acts of contortion, ... (Adam Forepaugh & Sells Bros. Circus) ©1899.
The great Morton wonder show and combined thrill circus big tent theatre : world's most beautiful tented attraction. (Great Morton Wonder Show) approximately 1948?.
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus : Capt. Robert McPhearson and his group of forest-bred, trained, royal Bengal tigers. (Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus) approximately 1923.
Hagenbeck-Wallace trained wild animal circus. (Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus) approximately 1930s.
Hanneford Circus. (Hanneford Circus) 197?
Hobart’s big united circus acts. (Hobart's Big United Circus Acts) ©1905.
Hobart’s big united circus acts. (Hobart's Big United Circus Acts) ©1906.
Hoxie Bros. big 3 ring circus. (Hoxie Bros. Circus) approximately 196-.
Hunt’s 3 Ring Circus. (Hunt's Three Ring Circus) approximately 192-?
Kay Bros. Circus and trained wild animals. (Kay Bros. Circus) approximately 193-.
Ken Maynard’s Diamond K Ranch wild west circus and Indian congress. (Ken Maynard's Wild West) approximately 1936.
Ken Maynard’s wild west circus and Indian congress. (Ken Maynard's Wild West) approximately 1936.
Lewis Bros. 3 Ring Streamlined Circus : Capt. Wallace and his famous troupe of Persian horses. (Lewis Bros. Circus) approximately 1941?
“Believe It or Not” featured with the Ripley Road Show : Medusa child of the sea. (Ripley’s Believe It or Not! [Ripley Entertainment Inc.]) approximately 193-.
International congress of oddities… presenting famous “believe it or not" subjects as cartooned by Robert L. Ripley. (Ripley’s Believe It or Not! [Ripley Entertainment Inc.]) 193-?
Miss Bertha Curtis weight 540 Lbs. (Ripley’s Believe It or Not! [Ripley Entertainment Inc.]) 193-?
Museum of living wonders freaks curiosities and oddities : made famous by Robt. L. Ripley in newspaper cartoons. (Ripley’s Believe It or Not! [Ripley Entertainment Inc.]) 193-?
New York World’s Fair Museum presents believe it or not” weight 540 lbs. : subjects as cartooned by Robt. L. Ripley. (Ripley’s Believe It or Not! [Ripley Entertainment Inc.]) approximately 1939.
New York World’s Fair Museum presents “believe it or not” : Edna Price - queen of sword swallowers. (Ripley’s Believe It or Not! [Ripley Entertainment Inc.]) approximately 1939.
The pain proof man : as cartooned by Robt. L. Ripley : world famous oddity. (Ripley’s Believe It or Not! [Ripley Entertainment Inc.]) 193-?
Lady Leona psychic marvel girl with a radio mind : “she sees all knows all" (Ripley’s Believe It or Not! [Ripley Entertainment Inc.]) 193-?
Robbins Bros. Circus : gala, golden street parade 11 a.m. preceding first performance. (Robbins Bros. Circus) approximately 1938.
Robbins Bros. Circus : two railroad trains of double length cars jammed with wonders from all parts of the world. (Robbins Bros. Circus) approximately 1938.
Robbins Bros. Circus : Bingo largest elephant in the world. (Robbins Bros. Circus) between 1926 and 1931.
Robbins Bros. Circus world toured : see -- menagerie of wild beasts of many species -- on the midway. (Robbins Bros. Circus) ©1965.
Sells Bros. 3 ring circus. (Sells Bros. Circus) approximately 1962.
Sells Brothers : Roman hippodrome 3 ring circus two elevated stages, 5 continent menagerie imperial Japanese troupe combined with Hassan Ben Ali's Moorish caravan Arabian nights' entertainment and spectacular pilgrimage to Mecca. (Sells Bros. Circus) approximately 1892.
Sells Brothers in Perpetual Union with S. H. Barrett’s Roman hippodrome three ring circus elevated stage 5 continent menagerie new monster shows : the children's dream of fairy-land ... (Sells Bros. Circus) approximately 1889.
Tom Mix Circus : tomfoolery supreme. (Tom Mix Circus) between 1935 and 1938.
Wallace Bros. World’s Largest Circus. (Wallace Bros. Circus) approximately 1961.
Wallace Bros. World’s Largest Circus. (Wallace Bros. Circus) approximately 1961.
Wallace Bros. World’s Largest Circus. (Wallace Bros. Circus) approximately 1961.
Wallace Bros. World’s Largest Circus, (Wallace Bros. Circus) approximately 1961.
Walter L. Main 3 Ring Trained Wild Animal Shows : high wire artists : introducing the most difficult and dangerous feats ever devised by human ingenuity. (Walter L. Main Circus) between 1890 and 1904.
Royal American Shows : world's largest midway. (Royal American Shows Inc.) 195-?
Bentley Bros. Circus international 3-ring. (Bentley Bros. Circus) after 1977.
Capell Bros. Shows : and free circus. (Capell Bros. Shows) approximately 1950.
Carson & Barnes Big 3 Ring Circus : ' under the big top' ... (Carson & Barnes Circus) approximately 1966.
Carson & Barnes Big 3 Ring Circus : 'Under the Big Top' ... (Carson & Barnes Circus) approximately 1966.
Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Combined Circus : Clyde Beatty in person. (Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus) approximately 1962.
Clyde Beatty Cole Bros. Combined Circus : Big Otto blood sweating hippopotamus from the river Nile. (Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus) approximately 1963.
Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros : the world's tallest giraffe. (Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus) approximately 1962.
Cole Bros. Circus : something new! direct from England "boxing horses" first time in America. (Cole Bros. Circus) approximately 1942.
Cole Bros. Circus : blood sweating hippopotamus from the river Nile : world's largest traveling zoo. (Cole Bros. Circus) approximately 1937.
Coming! the mastodon! of the age! with the great New York and New Orleans zoological and equestrian exposition! (New York and New Orleans Zoological and Equestrian Exposition) ©1874.
Cristiani Bros. Circus. (Cristiani Bros. Circus) approximately 1959.
Cristiani Bros. Circus : world's largest. (Cristiani Bros. Circus) approximately 1958.
Cristiani Bros. Circus : world's largest! (Cristiani Bros. Circus) approximately 1958.
Cristiani Bros. Wild Animal Circus : only white rhino in captivity. (Cristiani Bros. Circus) approximately 1958.
Cristiani Bros. World’s Largest Circus. (Cristiani Bros. Circus) approximately 1959.
Cristiani Bros. World’s Largest Circus : 4 high by the incomparable Cristiani troupe. (Cristiani Bros. Circus) approximately 1958.
Famous Geo. W. Cole Circus. (Famous Cole Circus) between 1954 and 1965.
Ford Bros. 5 Ring Circus over 100 animals. (Ford Bros. Circus) between 1980 and 1989.
Hagenbeck-Wallace Wild Animal Circus : the Carl Hagenbeck world-famous performing elephants. (Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus) approximately 1931.
Hagen Bros. 3-Ring-3 Circus. (Hagen Bros. Circus) between 1950 and 1961.
Kunz Century 21 Shows : world's largest motorized midway. (Century 21 Shows) approximately 1966.
Martin Bros. Circus. (Martin Bros. Circus) approximately 1935.
Rudy Bros. Circus. : Albert Rixs sensational performing bears. (Rudy Bros. Circus) 196?
Sells Floto Circus second largest show in the world. (Sells-Floto Circus) approximately 1923.
Tex Carson’s Wild Animal Circus. (Tex Carson's Circus) between 1951 and 1956.
The Walter L. Main grandest and best shows consolidated. (Walter L. Main Circus) approximately 1898.
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : the Court Tietze Troupe, - balloon polo on horseback. Fascinating, entrancing, thrilling contests. A new sensation. (Barnum and Bailey) ©1909.
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : représentation emouvante dans l'air introduisant la flêche humaine. (Barnum and Bailey) ©1900.
Ringling and Barnum Bros & Bailey Combined Shows fabulous pageant of oriental magnificence "Nepal" ... (Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus) approximately 1938.
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : Déry the most intricate and difficult balancing act in the world. : the 3 Lienerts sensational act the promenade on the horizontal mirror. : The 3 Arleys marvelous act performing the feats exactly as shown in the picture. (Barnum & Bailey) ©1914.
Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. : Capt. Astronaut the human projectile. (Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus) approximately 1961.
John Robinson's Circus : Miss Billie Ward world's champion lady aerial gymnast. (John Robinson's Circus) approximately 1929.
John Robinson's Circus : the capture of Victor largest hippopotamus in captivity performing daily on the hippodrome track. (John Robinson's Circus) approximately 1929.
Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows : dainty Miss Leitzel world's most marvelous lady gymnast. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) approximately 1925.
The wonderful albino family. : Rudolph Lucasie, wife and children, from Madagascar. They have pure white skin, silken white hair and pink eyes !! Have been exhibited at Barnum’s Museum N.Y. for three years. (Barnum's Museum) approximately 1863.
Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : Pallenberg's wonder bears the only bicycle-riding, roller-skating, acrobatic bears in the world. (Barnum and Bailey) ©1915.
Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : the four Silbons, America's greatest troupe of aerialists, ... (Barnum and Bailey) approximately 1893?
Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : first American appearance the great Hungarian riders the "Konyot" family absolutely the world's foremost equestrians. (Barnum and Bailey) ©1909.
Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : only trained giant living hippopotamuses. (Barnum and Bailey) approximately 189-?
Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth. (Barnum and Bailey) approximately 1898.
Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : one group of the many superb and most sagacious stallions. The noblest & most beautiful horses, in original wise and graceful tricks. (Barnum and Bailey) approximately 189-.
Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : an equestrian academy of high school trick horses, park drivers and cake-walking equines. (Barnum and Bailey) ©1904.
Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : strange and savage tribes : a glimpse of the great menagerie tent, showing the loose led animals and grand ethnological congress. (Barnum and Bailey) ©1894.
Barnum & Bailey : the four sisters Deike first American appearance. (Barnum and Bailey) ©1909.
Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : Miss Duray Leonora. ... (Barnum and Bailey) approximately 189-.
Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth the thriller supreme Desperado's terrible leap for life ... (Barnum and Bailey) ©1909.
Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : the greatest high air exhibition ever presented in the world : the 10 Seigrist-Silbons the 5 La Mar Troupe and the 5 marvelous flying Neapolitans in a superb number. (Barnum and Bailey) ©1909.
Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : Winston's remarkable riding, juggling aerobatic seals most wonderful trained animal feature of the age. (Barnum and Bailey) ©1911.
Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : Carl Clair's grand military band & orchestra. (Barnum and Bailey) ©1895.
Ringling Bros & Barnum & Bailey : big new free parade. (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows) ©1917.
M.L. Clark & Son's combined shows and trained animal exhibition : the lion queen and her den of untamables. (M.L. Clark & Son's Circus) between 1910 and 1918.
The original Adam Forepaugh shows. : Miss Aimee Parnella. ... (Great Forepaugh Show) approximately 1898.
Adam Forepaugh & Sells Brothers greatest shows consolidated. (Adam Forepaugh & Sells Bros. Circus) ©1900.
The Adam Forepaugh & Sells Brothers America's greatest shows united. (Adam Forepaugh & Sells Bros. Circus) approximately 1898.
Sells Brothers' enormous united shows : rare zoological marvels ... (Sells Bros. Circus) approximately 1894?
Sells Brothers' enormous united shows : 4 horse chariot race ... (Sells Bros. Circus) approximately 1894?
A. Turner & Co’s combined menagerie and circus ... (A. Turner and Company) approximately 1851.
Banning circus grounds ... King Bros. 3 ring circus. (King Bros.) after 1946.
Series III. Circus Broadsides and Handbills 1820s-1930s (bulk 1860-1920)
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A-Bai (Bailey - Barnum)
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Museum of Wonders! Containing the Greatest Curiosities ever exhibited to be seen during the day and evening, in the small tent adjoining that of the European Circus! …, [approximately 1860?]
Barr-C (S. H. Barrett & Co. - W.C. Coup)
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S.H. Barrett & Co's New, United, Monster Railroad Shows!, [approximately 1884]
Batcheller & Doris Great Inter-Ocean Largest Show on Earth, between 1879 and 1882
Christy Bros. Big 5 Ring Wild Animal Circus, approximately 1920s
D-F (Howard Damon - A.K. Fulford & Co.)
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A. K. Fulford & Co.'s Monster United Shows New London Circus, Museum, Aviary and Great World's Menagerie [fragment], [approximately 1890]
G-L (Grand Circus Royal - J.H. LaPearl)
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Carl Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, 1919
Ireland Bros.' Amusement Company … The St. Louis World's Fair, [1904]
M (Sam MacFlinn - Mullen & Quinette)
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Walter L. Main … Grandest and Best Railroad Shows, [1895]
N-Ric (New York Circus - George W. Richard)
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New York Circus, 1872
Rin-Sc (Ringling Bros. - William K. Schulz)
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Frank A. Robbins Shows (also titled Frank A. Robbins New and Greatest All Feature Shows), [approximately 1909?]
Schell Bros. Circus Presents Jack Hoxie …, [approximately 1931]
Captain Wm. K. Schulz presents "The King of the Beasts", [1934]
Se (Sells Bros. - Sells-Floto)
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Sp- Z (Sparks - Wheeler Bros.)
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Couriers and Newspapers
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