Newspaper Article/Clipping
Delavan's Circus Colony Historic Marker
| Gordon Yadon, a member of the Mabie Brothers circus tent, and Mary Lou Lawrence, aerialist and trapeze artist, reading the historical marker documenting Delavan's Circus Colony. Mary Lou Lawrence was the Circus Queen of the Delavan Circus Celebration in 1963, during which the historical marker was unveiled to the public, just 5 months after she fell 35 feet mid-act onto the concrete floor. |
| Image ID: | 123285 |
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| Creation Date: | 08 09 1963 |
| Creator Name: | Milwaukee Journal |
| City: | Delavan |
| County: | Walworth |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | State Historical Society of Wisconsin Historic Preservation Division historical markers file |
| Genre: | Newspaper Article/Clipping |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | 1975/191, Box 6, Fldr 1 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5.25 x 5.5 inches |
| Photograph and information from "Milwaukee Journal" clipping, August 14, 1963, and "Delavan Enterprise" clipping, August 1, 1963. |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Women |
| Circus |
| Circus performers |
| Plaques, plaquettes |
| Clothing and dress |
| Historic sites |
| Monuments |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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