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Photograph taken backstage at a Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey show in Madison Square Garden of two women wearing the same costumes. A few other performers and workers are also present.
Photograph of a clown standing near inflated balloons at the Al Dobrich Shrine Circus and wearing elaborate makeup. The clown is also wearing a hat with a feather in it, an oversized coat and neck tie, and holding a long balloon.
Photograph of Frankie Saluto wearing an army helmet, rags, and clown makeup while posing in front of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus tent.
Circus newspaper describing the Barnum and Bailey "Great Roman Hippodrome" performance on August 3rd. The newspaper also has a sketch of P. T. Barnum and the hippodrome theater.
Circus poster advertising the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus’s 100th anniversary performances, which are presented by the International House of Pancakes. The poster also depicts drawings of clowns and circus animals.
Photograph of Dick Stewart, the animal handler, at the Robert Brothers Circus. Stewart stands with a female circus performer, a llama, and a camel outside of a circus caravan.
Photograph of Dennis Stevens wearing clown makeup, a large hat, and a clown costume covered in flowers at the top. Stevens stands in front of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus tent.
Photograph taken in Washington D. C. of various workers and performers, including clowns in costume, aerialists, etc. watching a television set at the Cristiani Brothers Circus.
Photograph of Joe Ward in clown costume at the Ringling Brothers- Clyde Beatty Circus. Ward is wearing an oversized, striped suit, bow tie, and holding a hat and striped cane.
Circus poster advertising the Royal Palace Circus performances on March 22nd in Leesburg, Virginia and featuring photographs of various performers. A white horse leaps across the center of the poster.
Photograph taken at one of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey combined shows of the circus performer Albert White in a female clown costume and makeup.
Photograph of a group of clowns inside of a makeshift pirate ship performing at the Cole Brothers- Clyde Beatty Circus. One clown toward the front of the ship holds out a sword.
Photograph of the Flying Lunas, a family of circus performers, wearing their costumes and lined up for their picture to be taken at the Cole Brothers-Clyde Beatty Circus.
Photograph of two members of the Pedrolas family, a family of circus performers, inside the Mills Brothers Circus in Millersville, Maryland. The young female member of the Pedrolas family does a split on the high wire as a man stands on...
Circus poster depicting elephants stacking into a pyramid at the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. The elephants in the background form a conga line.
Circus poster advertising the time and place of Royal Palace Circus performance on November 9th in Parkville, Maryland and featuring photographs from the Circus’s show. A large horse leaps across the middle of the poster.
Photograph taken at the Cole Brothers- Clyde Beatty Circus of a clown standing near a circus caravan and holding a pointed hat as another caravan sits in the background.
Circus calendar and poster advertising the performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Great Far East combined show and depicting a train robbery taking place in the Old West.
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