Route and Descriptive Record of King & Franklin's New Colossal Shows and Great Wild West Season of 1889
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- 1889
- 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
King and Franklin's Circus
- Contributing Institution
- Illinois State University
- Collection
- Circus Route Books
- Subjects
- King, Andrew N., 1843-1890
Franklin, W. E., 1853-1936
Hodge, Robert
Worlen, Jess
Circus
Circus animals
Circus bands
Circus performers
Circus workers
Circuses (performances)
Entertainers
Acrobatics
Aerialists
Animal trainers
Animals
Broncos
Comedians
Contortionists
Cowboys
Cowgirls
Dancers
Donkeys
Equestrian drama
Equestrians
Horse Sports
Native Americans
Juggling
Magicians
Monkeys
Singers
Snake charmers
Swine
Ventriloquists
Wild west shows
Albright, Sam
Aymar, Wm. Fred
Barnum, E. D
Beaver, John
Beck, P. H
Brown, Burt
Carlos, Mexican
Crowe, Frank
Davis, Loyal
DeBarre, Marie
Dick, Arizona
Ellis, Fred
Enson, Mrs. Sid
Enson, Sid
Flower, Prairie
Flynn, Arthur
Foster, James
Francis, Edward
Francis, Mrs. Edward
Franklin, Mrs. W. E
Franklin, W. E
Freed, Herbert
Hall, Charles
Hall, Mrs. Charles
Hamilton, John
Harrison, Harry
Hood, Jack
Jelicia, Mlle
Joe, Montana
King, A. N
King, Harry
King, Mrs. A. N
King, Phil
Laverne, Carlotta
Millette, Albert
Ned, Bronco
Nelson, Harry
Palmer, Inez
Pearl, Prairie
Queen, Annie
Ray, Edward
Rixford, Elmer
Rixford, John
Rixford, Mike
Rohss, Mrs. Punch
Rohss, Punch
Ruth, John
Spanogle, Milton
Sutton, Jack
Sutton, Mrs. Jack
Waldron, May
Whiting, Bert
Whiting, Hugh
Whiting, Mrs. Hugh
Whiting, Pansy
Worlen, Al
Big Band
Farnum and Worlen
King Brothers
The Rixfords
Whiting Brothers
Clair, Carl, -1907 - Type
- text
- Format
- Circus route books
- Language
- English
- Rights
- This work is in the public domain under U.S. copyright law.
- Chicago citation style
- King and Franklin's Circus. Route and Descriptive Record of King & Franklin's New Colossal Shows and Great Wild West Season of 1889. 1889. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://digital.library.illinoisstate.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15990coll5/id/5060. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- King and Franklin's Circus, (1889) Route and Descriptive Record of King & Franklin's New Colossal Shows and Great Wild West Season of 1889. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://digital.library.illinoisstate.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15990coll5/id/5060
- MLA citation style
- King and Franklin's Circus. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://digital.library.illinoisstate.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15990coll5/id/5060>.