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Photograph

Roundy's Fun Fund Contributors

Date: 09 28 1957
Description: Caption reads: "These girls put on a circus in the recreation room at the Fitzpatrick home at 1504 Sumac Drive. They brought the money up to my office whic...
Photograph

Scene at Rockland

Date: 1922
Description: View across road of the Berg & Jones Department Store, with posters in the front windows announcing an upcoming Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus ...
Postcard

Circus World Museum

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of the Circus World complex, with railroad cars, a tent and the arena where the circus shows are held. There is a parking lot in the backgrou...
Postcard

Circus World Museum

Date: 
Description: Colorized postcard view of the Circus Train.
Postcard

Circus World Museum

Date: 
Description: The circus wagon "Cinderella" parked outdoors.
Postcard

Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater

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Description: The Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater themed circus wagon.
Postcard

Ringling Brothers Circus Parade

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Description: Photographic postcard of an elevated view of the Circus Parade on a rainy day. Crowds of people line the street, and many are holding umbrellas.
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 413-420

Date: 
Description: Bring back somehow the big Hello
Prolong the noisiest day
The clapping hands are stilled too soon
And much too far away
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 690-696

Date: 
Description: For any master line drawn fine enough or spoken well
let us call all professionals to wear the laurel
and deck the Halls of Fame
Photograph

Circus Parade

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of circus parade with "UNITED STATES" tableau wagon passing through a crowded street intersection.
Photograph

Circus World Train

Date: 07 05 1972
Description: View of local residents standing in the grass watching the Circus World Museum Train pass through Elroy and Union Center. The train, which did not normally...
Photograph

Street Carnival with Ferris Wheel

Date: 1912
Description: View from sidewalk of a street carnival with tents, circus banners and a Ferris Wheel set up in the middle of the street. Signboards advertise ice cream an...
Photograph

Baraboo Circus Celebration Parade

Date: 07 10 1965
Description: Charles P. (Chappie) Fox, left, standing at the microphone, moderating the annual circus celebration parade in Baraboo. He is the Circus World Museum direc...
Photograph

Baraboo Circus Celebration Parade

Date: 07 10 1965
Description: A Madison Knights of Columbus clown wheeling his unicycle along the parade route during the annual circus celebration parade in Baraboo.
Photograph

Baraboo Circus Celebration Parade

Date: 07 10 1965
Description: Fred C. Gollmar, 93, doffing his hat while riding in the annual circus celebration parade in Baraboo. He is a founder of the Gollmar Brothers Circus along ...
Photograph

Parade

Date: 06 29 1972
Description: Slightly elevated view of crowd on railroad tracks near flatbed railroad cars carrying circus wagons for a parade.
Manuscript

International 624 Tractor Lifting a Circus Elephant

Date: 1973
Description: Page describing in German the International 624 tractor, lifting an elephant. The tractor is owned by the Bouglione Circus.
Photograph

Circus Parade

Date: 1968
Description: View from rear of a crowd of people watching circus wagons passing by on a dirt road at Circus World Museum. Two horses are pulling a blue wagon with red a...
Photograph

Circus World Parade

Date: 1968
Description: View from a crowd of people watching horse-drawn circus wagons parading on a dirt road at Circus World Museum. Behind the wagon is a man dressed in a red a...
Photograph

Clown on Stilts

Date: 1969
Description: A clown on stilts is pointing towards the left. Behind him a crowd of people are standing in a line. Two circus wagons are behind the crowd, one an animal ...

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