My Diary or Route Book of P. T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth and the Great London Circus for the Season of 1883
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- 1883
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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 Greatest Show on Earth and the Great London Circus
- Contributing Institution
- Illinois State University
- Collection
- Circus Route Books
- Subjects
- Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891
Bailey, James Anthony, 1847-1906
Hutchinson, J. L. (James L.), 1846-1919
Hutchinson, J. L
Hyatt, Frank
Hedges, L. M
Young, Merrit
Fish, Ben
McCaddon, Joseph T. (Terry), 1859-1938
Levens, Fred
Rose, Byron V
Gallagher, Thomas A
Cooper, John
Circus
Circus animals
Circus bands
Circus workers
Circus performers
Circuses (performances)
Entertainers
Acrobatics
Aerialists
Animals
Bicyclists
Camels
Chariot racing
Clowns
Comedians
Contortionists
Cowboys
Dancers
Elephants
Equestrian drama
Equestrians
Fencing
Giants
Human curiosities
Native Americans
Jockeys
Juggling
Menageries
Minstrel music
Minstrel shows
Racing
Running
Sideshows
Singers
Skating
Snake charmers
Tightrope walking
Ventriloquists
Wild men
Wild west shows
Wrestling
Adelina, Mlle
Ashton, Frank
Bliss, Charles, Jr., 1848-1926
Bliss, George, 1854-1909
Boshell, Louise
Brown, George
Buislay, Madame
Burke, Billy
Caicedo, Juan A., 1861-1920
Caicedo, Mrs
Campbell, James
Carrol, Annie
Castellano, Isidro
Chapman
Claire, Maggie
Conrand, William
Crossley, John
Deaton, Alice
Decker, Edward
Donovan, James
Downs, Wm. H
Ducrow, William
Elliott, Annie
Elliott, Jennie
Elliott, Katie
Elliott, Mattie
Elliott, Polly
Elliott, Professor
Elliott, Tommy
Engelbrecht, Charles
Etta, Miss
French, Geo
Fritz, Edwin
Girard, Maurice
Harris, C. E
Hooper, Daniel
Hunterson, John
Jackson, Frank
Jackson, Geo
Jutau, Emma
Keuebel, Joe
Laroux, Ed
Leando, Robert
Long, Henry
Lowande, Natalio
Matchett, Charles
McMahon, John
Melville, Frank
Melville, George
Mendoza, Fred
Morgan, Frank
Robinson, Sallie
Rolland, Caroline
Rolland, Lizzie
Romelli, Clint
Romer, Sam
Rose
Sawyer, Jennie
Sawyer, Mary
Snow, Eddie
Snow, Louis
Spencer, Sallie
Stewart, May
Stickney, Christine
Stoner, Mrs
Thomas, Harry
Venoa, Nellie
Watson, Thomas
Willia, Elder
Wilton, Joe
Clown with Performing Elephant Don
Concert Band
The Dudes
The Elliotts
Flying Meteors
Gilfort Brothers
Partridge's Famous Continental Band
Robert Goins' (Colored) Band
Robinson's Celebrated Band
Royal Japanese Dancers
Sawyer's Slave Cabin Shouters
Shields Brothers
Soudan Nubians
Three Eltons
Two Milos
Robinson, Prof. James S
Biddiscombe, Harry
Goins, Robert
Partridge, G. I
Sawyer, A. D
Robinson, James S
Lee, George
Weber, Just A
Jones, Arthur
Higgins, W. H
Bennett, W. W
Schultz, Louis
Woltman, J. R
Bronson, C. G
Savage, John
Hauptman, Albert
Weber, Ed
Marsh, W. L
Letford, Ed
Hatton, Frank
Spitzner, Gerdinand
Simpson, Allen
Fitzgerald, Wm
Gaffney, W. A
Neill, F. O
Partridge, E. F
Reed, C. F
Gouldon, A. C
Lindsey, C. N
King, Thomas
Bernard, Charles
Higbee, James
Ennson, Wm
Hay, James
Lenter, Alexander
Adamson, McIntosh
Renfro, Geo
Smith, Ed
Cooper, L
Burns, M. H
Burns, S. K
Williams, Geo
Cheathem, W
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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
- P. T. Barnum Greatest Show on Earth and the Great London Circus. My Diary or Route Book of P. T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth and the Great London Circus for the Season of 1883. 1883. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://digital.library.illinoisstate.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15990coll5/id/432. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
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- P. T. Barnum Greatest Show on Earth and the Great London Circus, (1883) My Diary or Route Book of P. T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth and the Great London Circus for the Season of 1883. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://digital.library.illinoisstate.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15990coll5/id/432
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- P. T. Barnum Greatest Show on Earth and the Great London Circus. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://digital.library.illinoisstate.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15990coll5/id/432>.