Statistics of P. T. Barnum's New and Greatest Show on Earth for the Season of 1876, Through the Principal Cities and Towns in the Eastern and Middle States and British Provinces.
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- 1876
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The terminology used to describe circus act types and performance act names have changed greatly over the past two centuries. While these descriptions are often offensive and no longer acceptable today, the historical language has been transcribed in its original form in order to accurately convey past ideologies and reveal past experiences. The collection contains depictions of people representative of the cultural context in which these circus ...
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P.T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth, & the Great London Circus combined with Sanger's Royal British Menagerie & Grand International Allied Shows
- Contributing Institution
- Illinois State University
- Collection
- Circus Route Books
- Subjects
- Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891
Nathans, J. J. (John Jay), 1814-1891
Bailey, Geo. F
Hopkins, Dan. B
Hurd, S. H
Jones, Thos. P
June, Lewis
McLaughlin, Jas
Circus
Circus animals
Circus bands
Circus performers
Circus workers
Circuses (performances)
Entertainers
Acrobatics
Aerialists
Animal trainers
Animals
Ballet
Clowns
Comedians
Dancers
Dwarfs
Elephants
Equestrian drama
Equestrians
Giants
Hippopotamus
Horse Sports
Human curiosities
Lion
Menageries
Microcephaly
Sharpshooters
Shooters of firearms
Sideshows
Singers
Stilt-walkers
Ventriloquists
Wild men
Admiral Dot, -1918
Allright
Austin, Carrie
Austin, Professor Chas
Carlo, Amelia
Carlo, Fanny
Carlo, Frederick
Carlo, Geo
Carlo, Harry
Carlo, Hattie
Carlo, Leo
Carlo, William
Clark, Geo. M
Clifford, Mrs. Thos
Clifford, Thos
Costentenus, Captain George
Davis, Chas
Ellis, Charles T
Farrand, Viro
Fish, Charles W
Hannum, Zuruby
Hopper, Jerry
Johnson, William Henry
Kathinka, M’me
Lowande, Martinho
Lowande, Tony
Luke, Daniel
Meleke, Zoe
Reis, Augusta
Reis, Hermann
Reis, Johanna
Rolland, Wm
Sands, Dick, 1840-1900
Satsuma
Satsuma, Mrs. D
Saunders, John
Sherman, Minnie
St. Clair, Eva
St. Clair, Tom
Watson, Jeannette
Watson, Thomas
Wentworth, Lottie
Whittaker, Lew
Yeppo
Young, Marion
Young, Professor Chas
Zip, 1857-1926
Centennial Palace of Wonders
Japanese Satsuma and Allright
Withers’ Silver Cornet Band
World-Renowned Carlos
Withers, Joseph - Location
- Connecticut
District of Columbia
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Brunswick
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Nova Scotia
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Virginia - Type
- text
- Format
- Circus route books
- Language
- English
- Rights
- This work is in the public domain under U.S. copyright law.
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- P.T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth, & the Great London Circus combined with Sanger's Royal British Menagerie & Grand International Allied Shows. Statistics of P. T. Barnum's New and Greatest Show on Earth for the Season of 1876, Through the Principal Cities and Towns in the Eastern and Middle States and British Provinces.. 1876. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://digital.library.illinoisstate.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15990coll5/id/5195. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
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- P.T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth, & the Great London Circus combined with Sanger's Royal British Menagerie & Grand International Allied Shows, (1876) Statistics of P. T. Barnum's New and Greatest Show on Earth for the Season of 1876, Through the Principal Cities and Towns in the Eastern and Middle States and British Provinces.. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://digital.library.illinoisstate.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15990coll5/id/5195
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- P.T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth, & the Great London Circus combined with Sanger's Royal British Menagerie & Grand International Allied Shows. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://digital.library.illinoisstate.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15990coll5/id/5195>.