Circus poster. Lynchburg, Virginia

 

• Vachon, John, 1914-1975, photographer
• 1938 Apr.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017762443/
  

Circus broadcasted by radio for first time

 

• Photograph shows Dolly, a two year old elephant, rehearsing her "song" before the microphone in Madison Square Garden for the broadcasting of the Big Circus (Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Bailey) to be sent out by WJZ; a man watches the elephant as a radio engineer operates the radio controls.
• Underwood & Underwood, photographer
• 1925.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2012649422/
  

Kissell Kar Truck

 

• 1911.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2024694088/
  

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: [Posters covering a building near Lynchburg to advertise a Downie Bros. circus]]

 

• Evans, Walker, 1903-1975, photographer
• [[1936]]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017734028/
  

[Posters covering a building near Lynchburg to advertise a Downie Bros. circus]

 

• Evans, Walker, 1903-1975, photographer
• [1936]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017734044/
  

Circus poster, Smithland, Kentucky

 

• Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969, photographer
• United States. Resettlement Administration.
• 1935 Sept.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017730195/
  

[Circus poster, Southeastern U.S.]

 

• Evans, Walker, 1903-1975, photographer
• [between 1935 and 1942]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017762395/
  

Circus posters. Alabama

 

• Evans, Walker, 1903-1975, photographer
• 1935 Dec.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017759344/

Klamath Falls, Oregon. Sideshow at the cicus

 

• Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer
• 1942 July.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017818996/
  

Circus poster, Alabama

 

• Evans, Walker, 1903-1975, photographer
• 1936 Summer.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017758401/
  

Barnes' Wild Animal Circus

 

• Price, Albert M., 1873-1957, photographer
• [between 1914 and 1929]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017656419/
  

Hagen Bros. 3-ring-3 circus [graphic].

 

• Circus poster showing clown faces and fire cracker.
• Chicago : Globe Poster Corp., [between 1900 and 1910]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2018653274/
  

Circus poster, Omaha, Nebraska

 

• Vachon, John, 1914-1975, photographer
• 1938 Nov.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017717640/
  

Following the Trail of a Mysterious Circus

 

Vacation Circus. 1915-20. Bain News Service. Blog post on this from Library of Congress in 2021. 

https://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2021/03/following-the-trail-of-a-mysterious-circus/

https://www.loc.gov/item/2014704096/

The great Forepaugh & Sells Brothers shows combined. Phenomenal acts of contortion

 

Circus poster showing a juggler, and contortionists performing various acts including backward dives from an extension ladder.

Cincinnati & New York: Strobridge Litho. Co., c1899.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2005693046/

Klamath Falls, Oregon. Carnival of the circus

 

1942 July.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2017819009/

P.T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth

 

https://www.loc.gov/item/2003670116/

Sells-Floto Circus poster

 

1915-30.

https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-4edb-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Walter L. Main 3 ring trained wild animal shows circus poster

 

1890-1904.

https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-4ed5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

San Antonio's Siamese Twins, Daisy and Violet Hilton

 

1920-35.

https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-4ed3-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99