My Diary or Route Book of P. T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth and the Great London Circus for the Season of 1884
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- 1884
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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
Barnum, Henry
Fish, Benjamin
Hedges, L. M
Hyatt, Frank
McCaddon, Joseph T. (Terry), 1859-1938
Young, Merrit
Circus
Circus animals
Circus bands
Circus performers
Circus workers
Circuses (performances)
Entertainers
Acrobatics
Aerialists
Animals
Bicyclists
Camels
Chariot racing
Clowns
Comedians
Cowboys
Dancers
Dwarfs
Elephants
Equestrian drama
Equestrians
Giants
Horse sports
Human curiosities
Native Americans
Jockeys
Juggling
Magicians
Menageries
Running
Sideshows
Singers
Skating
Snake charmers
Stilt-walkers
Strong men
Swine
Adam, Mahmet
Admiral Dot, -1918
Adomna
Ali, Mahmet
Ashley, C. M
Belmont, Edward
Bliss, Charles, Jr., 1848-1926
Bouk, Moung
Caicedo, Juan A., 1861-1920
Caicedo, Mrs
Caron, Alphonse
Caron, Eddie
Caron, George
Castellano, Isidro
Chang the Chinese Giant, 1841-1893
Conrad, Wm
Coyle, James
Crossley, John T
Darrington, John
Davenport, Fredrick
Davenport, Louis
Dorr, William
Dutton, Helene
Dutton, Wm
Elder, William
Elliott, Annie
Elliott, James
Elliott, Katie
Elliott, Maggie
Elliott, Mattie
Elliott, Polly
Elliott, Professor
Elliott, Thomas
Ellis, Chas. H
Etta, Mlle
Fletcher, Charles
Fletcher, Mrs. Charles
Fletcher, Wm
Flinn, J. W
Fritz, Edwin
Gannon, Geo
Gilfort, Robert C
Gilfort, William
Haag, Herr
Hess, E. D
Hicks, Wm
Hmet, Mah
Hollis, Mrs. Orrin
Hollis, Orrin, 1852-1926
Hunterson, John
Jackson, Mattie
Jeal, Elena
Jeal, Linda
Jeffries, Ida
Jones, Annie, 1865-1902
Jumper
Khin, Mah
Laiscell, Victor
Leando, Robert
Ledesma, Joseph
Little Black Eyes
Lorella, Edward
Lorella, Thomas A
Lorella, William H
Loretta, Mlle
Lowande, Natalio
Mahmet Ali, Bilal
Major Atom
Meinhard, Robert
Mette, Louis
Mette, Rudolph
Mette, Willie
Milo, Madam
Milo, William
Minneta, Mlle
Morgan, Frank
Moulton, Hugo
Murray, James
Mustafor, Ahmet Ahmet
O’Brien, Mrs. Patrick
O’Brien, Patrick
Onofri, A
Peasley, Lea
Price, Sallie
Rice, Edmund J
Rickard, Thos
Ries, Walter
Rivers, Viola
Romelli, Clint
Rouster
Runnells, Fredrick
Sawyer, Jennie
Sawyer, Mary
Schrode, Henry J
Schrode, John G
Schrode, William C
Smith, Wm
Snow, Edward
Snow, Louis
Snow, Mrs. Edward
Southwick, Madam
Standing Elk, Tom
Stewart, May
Stickney, Christine
Sutton, Jack
Toretti
Tournour, Millie
Tripp, Charles B. (Charles Broton), 1855-1930
Venoa, Nellie
Watson, Madame
Watson, Thomas
Whirlwind Soldier
Woon, Thine
Yohn, Htoon
Admiral Dot and Major Atom Distinguished Lilliputians
Band of Caledonian Pipers
Brothers Gilfort: the American Gladiators
Caron Brothers
Concert Band
Davenport Brothers
DeBar Bros
Elliott Family
Four Russian Athletes
Great Logrenia
Hindoo Nautch Dancing Girls
Jeal Sisters
Lynch and Latta
Mette Brothers
Partridge’s Celebrated Continental Band
Robinson’s Celebrated Military Band
Sawyers’ Colored Jubilee Singers
Schrode Children
Side Show Band
Snow Brothers
Three Fletchers
Three LuProils
Cameroni, A
Partridge, G. I
Robinson, Professor James S - Location
- Bloomington (Ill.)
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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 1884. 1884. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://digital.library.illinoisstate.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15990coll5/id/1812. (Accessed April 18, 2024.)
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- P. T. Barnum Greatest Show on Earth and the Great London Circus, (1884) My Diary or Route Book of P. T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth and the Great London Circus for the Season of 1884. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://digital.library.illinoisstate.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15990coll5/id/1812
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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/1812>.