Statistics of P.T. Barnum's Great Traveling Exposition and World's Fair for the Season of 1873
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- 1873
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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
Coup, W. C. (William Cameron), 1857-1895
Walley, Samuel Hurd, 1805-1877
Lusbie, Ben
McClellan, C. S
McLaughlin, James
Thayer, Doctor Jas. L
Tilden, Luke
Circus
Circus animals
Circus bands
Circus performers
Circus workers
Circuses (performances)
Entertainers
Acrobatics
Aerialists
Albinos
Animal trainers
Animals
Aztecs
Camels
Clowns
Contortionists
Dwarfs
Elephants
Equestrian drama
Equestrians
Giants
Horse Sports
Human curiosities
Impalement act
Native Americans
Jockeys
Lion
Menageries
Microcephaly
Minstrel music
Minstrel shows
Sideshows
Snake charmers
Stilt-walkers
Strong men
Wild men
Admiral Dot, -1918
Agra, Zuluma
Angela, Mme
Aymar, Mrs. Wm. T
Aymar, Wm. Fred
Aymar, Wm. T
Barry, Frank
Bartola
Batchelor, John F
Bliss, Albert, 1850-1932
Bliss, Charles, Jr., 1848-1926
Bliss, George, 1854-1909
Bushnell, Mme
Bushnell, Professor
Campbell, James
Castello, Dan
Castello, David
Clark, Mme
Cooke, Helen
D’Atalie, Mons
Dooley, Frank
Goshen, Colonel Ruth
Gregory, Arthur
Gregory, Mrs. Arthur
Hopper, Jerry
Johnson, Burt
Johnson, William Henry
Lazelle, Fred
Lee, Gus
Mann, Ella
Matthews, Fred
Matthews, Geo
Matthews, Loretta
Matthews, Polonini
Matthews, Theo
Matthews, Thomas
Matthews, William
Matthews, Willie
Maximo
McLean, Mrs
Messinger, J
Meyers, J
Millson, Wm
Monte Verde, Sig
Nathans, Philo
North, George
Petit, La Tout
Rogers, Etta
Romeo, Master
Sebastian, Signor
Seeley, Edward
Soulier, Leon
Sprague, Isaac W., 1841-1887
Stevens, Benjamin
Stewart, Mrs. J
Tripp, Charles B. (Charles Broton), 1855-1930
Watson, Lucille
Watson, Thomas
White, Charles
Whittaker, Mrs. Frank
Zip, 1857-1926
Alabama Slave Minstrel Troupe
Champion Bohemian Glass Blowers
Fritz Hartman’s Silver Cornet Band
Matthews Family
Palace of Wonders
Sig. Sebastian and Sons
Talking Machine
Hartman, Fritz - Location
- Bloomington (Ill.)
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Illinois
Indiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Ontario
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont - 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 Great Traveling Exposition and World's Fair for the Season of 1873. 1873. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://digital.library.illinoisstate.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15990coll5/id/5264. (Accessed March 28, 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, (1873) Statistics of P.T. Barnum's Great Traveling Exposition and World's Fair for the Season of 1873. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://digital.library.illinoisstate.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15990coll5/id/5264
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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/5264>.