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Wheeler Amusement Company circus photographs
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  • Title: Wheeler Amusement Company circus photographs
    Identifier/Call Number: SC 1147
    Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 0.02 linear feet (1 folder)
    Date (inclusive): early 1900s
    Abstract: 28 black-and-white snapshots and one photo postcard relating to the Wheeler Amusement Co.
    Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library

    Access Restrictions

    The collection is open for research.

    Use Restrictions

    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.

    Acquisition Information

    Library purchase, 2013.

    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.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Circus -- United States
    Photographic postcards
    Photographs