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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Advertisement for P.T. Barnum's Traveling World's Fair

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-801-11-025
Abstract

This broadside advertises Barnum's "Great Traveling World's Fair for the Capaign of 1873."

Dates: 1873

George L. Myers collection of circus materials

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1276
Abstract

George L. Myers (1886-1953) was a performer in travelling theater, opera, and circus companies between 1906 and 1952, including Price of Pilsen Co., Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, Brinkley Girls Co., Sells-Floto Circus, and Baily Bros. Circus. The collection contains scrapbooks, photographs, and information documenting the routes taken by the companies.

Dates: 1906 - 1952