Wheeler Amusement Company circus photographs, early 1900s

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Summary

Title:
Wheeler Amusement Company circus photographs
Dates:
early 1900s
Abstract:
28 black-and-white snapshots and one photo postcard relating to the Wheeler Amusement Co.
Extent:
0.02 linear feet (1 folder)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Wheeler Amusement Company circus photographs, SC 1147. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

28 black-and-white snapshots and one photo postcard relating to the Wheeler Amusement Co. Images include company trucks and automobiles; attraction tents and displays; men and women workers including African Americans; a baby wandering the grounds; dogs; trumpet player; tightrope walkers practicing; "Beasts of the Jungle" attraction and bear; monkeys on bicycles, ropes, rings; view of circus promenade with carousel and other attractions in the background.

Acquisition information:
Library purchase, 2013.
Physical location:
Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Special Collections staff, 2014.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2019-03-05 15:20:33 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Wheeler Amusement Company circus photographs, SC 1147. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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