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Portrait of Lillian R. Berlo, of the Berlo Girls Diving Troupe wearing a short satin dress, dark leggings, and is holding a parasol and a bouquet of flowers. Inscribed, “To Anna A very sweet little girl, Love from Lillian R. Berlo, May...
- Van Amburgh jointly takes over an opera house with Mr. Carter, to be used for circus performance. The reporter sees them and the circus as unworthy of the venue.
Robert Reynolds personal photo with a young girl on a tightrope
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Robert Reynolds stands on a platform several feet from the ground supporting a young girl with her feet on a tightrope that is connected to the platform. The Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ is visible in the background.
Ringling Bros. Worlds Greatest Shows Magazine of Wonders and Daily Review, 1911, 8th Edition, Washington, D.C.
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8th Edition, Washington, D.C., May 1 and 2; Baltimore, Md., May 3 and 4; Wilmington, Del., May 5; Trenton, N.J., May 6; Philadelphia, Pa., One Week, May 8 to 13, 1911.
Al Ringling, Equestrian Director. John Agie, Assistant Equestrian...
Fitch Bandwagon radio broadcast with host Dick Powell with music by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Band and stories from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey publicity director F. Beverly Kelley, bandleader Merle Evans, clown Felix...
Harnessed elephant on a flatbed beside circus workers for Wirth’s Circus, Australia. Men on bicycles spectate the animal. Inscribed verso “One of the elephant [sic] unloading the wagons from the flats It is marvelous to see them do this...
Trade card, Front: Trade card in the shape of a butterfly (color); advertises W.W. Cole's Great Circus and United Shows; entirely new amphitheater and stage; great acts just from foreign lands.
A six-pole big top erected in a dry grassy field with the canvas attached with rope to stakes in the ground. Some of the tent canvas is partially rolled up from the bottom. A loading truck is partially visible in front of the open tent...
Dizzy Dean here dressed in a sailor's outfit hanging from Modoc's harness. He died of tuberculosis. Modoc was the star member of the nine performing elephant herds of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circuses.
- George Catlin brings a group of Native Americans, Ojibwe/Chippewa, to England, although they are accompanied by his nephew Burr. They tour the brewery of Traman, Hanbury and Co. They drink, perform, and receive gifts.
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