Official Route Book of the Adam Forepaugh and Sells Bros Combined Circuses Season of 1898
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- 1898
- Description
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 ...
- Creator
Adam Forepaugh & Sells Bros. Circus
- Contributing Institution
- Illinois State University
- Collection
- Circus Route Books
- Subjects
- Forepaugh, Adam, 1831-1890
Sells, Ephraim, 1834-1898
Sells, Lewis, 1841-1907
Sells, Peter, 1845-1904
Bailey, James Anthony, 1847-1906
Cole, William Washington, 1847-1915
Sells, Allen
Evans, T. L
Thorp, H. H
Evans, T. D
Dewolfe, Fred C
Seeley, Charles W
Miller, Frank O
Luker, Joseph
McIntyre, T. B
Murray, John
Circus
Circus animals
Circus bands
Circus workers
Circus performers
Circuses (performances)
Entertainers
Acrobatics
Aerialists
Animal trainers
Animals
Arabs
Broncos
Clowns
Comedians
Contortionists
Divers
Dogs
Dwarfs
Elephants
Equestrian drama
Equestrians
Fortune-tellers
Giants
Horizontal bar
Horse sports
Horses
Human curiosities
Jockeys
Magicians
Menageries
Minstrel music
Minstrel shows
Orators
Racing
Sea lions
Seals (Animals)
Sideshows
Singers
Syrians
Tightrope walking
Wild men
Wild west shows
Baum, Lula
Baum, Wesley
Bennett, Sam Rooney
Bickett, Alisha
Bickett, Grace
Bickett, Mrs
Bickett, William
Bliss, Sam
Cochran, Wade
Condon-Prevost, Thos
Cooper, Colonel Henry Alexander
Davenport, A. M
Davenport, May
De Mora, Frank
De Vene, Kittie
DeMora, Anna
DeVene, Paul
Garnel, Joseph
Hanger, Oscar
Hill, Amelia
Hobson, Estella
Hobson, Homer D
Howden, Jennie
Jackson, Allie
Jones, Frank F
Kerfield, Alf
Kerfield, Lillie
Kline, Mamie
La Rue, Henry
La Rue, John
La Rue, William, Jr
Lassard, David
Lassard, Lewis
Lee, Victor
Leonard, George (Dophie Glue)
Livingston, Lewis
Livingston, Maude
Livingston, May
Lowande, William
Lowe, Lillie
Lowe, Walter
Lozell, Roger
Madame Yucca
Maher, J. F
Mason, James F
McIndoo, James
Murray, Mollie
Prevost, LeRoy
Pritchett, Charles
Ray, Jennie, 1871-1915
Ray, Major, 1860-1936
Reed, France
Rexo, Edward
Rexo, Winnie
Ryan, Dan
Sascha
Schult, Colonel Magnus
Stutton, Bryson
Sunlin, Louis F
Taylor, Harry
Tustin, Paul J
Washburn, Thos
Washburn, Will
Weitzel, Albert
Woodward, Joseph
Woodward, Professor
Woodward, William
Yurkey, Arthur
Zorella, H
3 Brothers LaRue
Acrobatic Sextette
Barge of Cleopatra
Big Band
Brothers Lassard
Colonel Cooper the Tallest Man in the World
Colonel M. Schult and $25,000 of Great Dane or Bismarck Dogs
Concert Orchestra
Drum Corps
First Parade Band
Forepaugh's Marvelous Dancing Elephants
Four Unparalleled Bicketts
The Hobsons
Main Show Band
Major Ray and Wife: King and Queen of the Lilliputian world
Octavian Troupe of Sixteen Roman Soldiers and Athletes
Paul Splash
Sascha the Wire-Haired Man
Second Parade Band
Shooting Stars
Side Show Band
Three Rexas
W. N. Merrick's Famous Concert Band
Washburn Bros
Wonderful Livingstons
Merrick, William M
Prokop, Chas
White, Solomon P., approximately 1867-1943
Pace, W. H
Merrick, A. N
Smith, O. L
Bennett, S. R
Lehfeldt, J. A
O'Gorman, W
Humphreys, C. H
Redford, J. H
Weitzel, W. E
Shade, W. T
Hagan, J. E
Hoffman, J. A
Nagle, H. A
Madison, A. W
Heinzman, F. C
Wilbur, W. W
Long, C. E
McKeever, C. E
Cook, J. F
Todd, F. E
Prokop, C. R
Kerfield, A. F
Hinds, W. H
Burnett, J. R
Factor, C. A
A. Grams and Sons
A. Hudson
Barley Grocery Co
Bowman Bros
Breslauer Bill Posting Co
Bronson and Folsom
C. Strohmeier and Bro
Capital Hotel
Carney, the Grocer
Carvin and Sparr
Catlin Bros
Central Meat Market
City Bill Posting Company
City Meat Market
Cream City Bill Posting Co
D. E. Leary
D. W. Ow
Davenport's Palace Livery and Feed Stable
E. H. Klock and Son
Eames and Co
Eau Clair House
Erickson and Co
F. H. Brunner
Frank J. Parker
French Meat Market
Gannon Grocery and Mfg. Co
Geo. W. Owens
George H. Wilder
Gran Ensign
H. C. Farmer
Hattenback and Magee Co. Bacon and Van Alstine
Hotel Columbia
Hotel Webster
Jeff Ford Big Meat Market
John Coates
L. N. Scot City Bill Poster
Mason City Packing Co
Merchants' Hotel
N. Stanford
New Bronson Hotel
Perry Steinman Meats
Pioneer Meat Market
R. W. Long
Ralya Meat Market
Ratcliff and Witten
S. W. Adamson
Seibert's Grocery
Shallcross Bill Posting Co
Sioux City Bill Posting and Advertising Co
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Upham Manufacturing Co
Van Antwerp and Westering
W. A. Loe Bill Poster and Distributor
W. E. Jett Merchantile Co
W. T. Bell
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- text
- Format
- Circus route books
- Language
- English
- Rights
- This work is in the public domain under U.S. copyright law.
- Chicago citation style
- Adam Forepaugh & Sells Bros. Circus. Official Route Book of the Adam Forepaugh and Sells Bros Combined Circuses Season of 1898. 1898. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://digital.library.illinoisstate.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15990coll5/id/878. (Accessed April 20, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Adam Forepaugh & Sells Bros. Circus, (1898) Official Route Book of the Adam Forepaugh and Sells Bros Combined Circuses Season of 1898. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://digital.library.illinoisstate.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15990coll5/id/878
- MLA citation style
- Adam Forepaugh & Sells Bros. Circus. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://digital.library.illinoisstate.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15990coll5/id/878>.