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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.
Superintendent of side show properties, Walter Larimer; Chief of Police John H. Brice, in uniform; and medical director, Dr. Harris, in front of sideshow posters
Vice President and Assistant to the President, Director Henry "Buddy" Ringling North (left) with longtime President of the Big Show, Director John Ringling North (right)
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Henry was Vice President and John was President of the Greatest Show on Earth
President and director of the Ringling and Barnum & Bailey Combined Show, John Ringling North
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John Ringling North was the president and director of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for over 2 decades, from 1937-1943 and from 1947-1967
Leopard Woman performer, Joyce Fay Seawell, with leopard Burma
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Seawell was one of the 6 famous Leopard Women, the others being Florence Bailey, Madeline Kries, Patricia Walsh, Verena Lawrence, Lucretia Darnay, and Virginia Alexander
Text on front: "Very Sincere Wishes to My Friends, Mr. & Mrs. Dr. Harris, From Emmett Kelly, 1945"; this 'world famous prince of pantomime' was also a painter of circus parade wagons
Group picture at a party at the District Attorney's home in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Top row, left to right: Mrs. Seifert (Marion's mother), Kitty Clark, Chinese female low wire act performer, her husband, and Marion Seifert; second row, left to right, equestrienne Ernestine Clarke, equestrian and filer Bill Reynolds, ...
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