Guide to the Wheeler Amusement Company circus photographs SC 1147

Finding aid prepared by Special Collections staff, 2014.
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara 93106-9010
special@library.ucsb.edu
2014 May 2


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

Folder 1

Wheeler Amusement Company circus photographs early 1900s