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| Date: | 04 27 1960 |
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| Description: | A statue of P.T. Barnum was in front of the Wisconsin State Historical Society building to announce the coming of the "Barnum Sideshow of the 19th Century"... |
| Date: | 07 05 1972 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 04 15 1961 |
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| Description: | 1500 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Explorer Scouts, and their adult volunteers in the Four Lakes Council participated in circus performances at the Dane County F... |
| Date: | 04 15 1961 |
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| Description: | 1,500 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Explorer Scouts, and their adult volunteers in the Four Lakes Council participated in circus performances at the Dane County ... |
| Date: | 04 15 1961 |
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| Description: | 1,500 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Explorer Scouts and their adult volunteers in the Four Lakes Council participated in circus performances at the Dane County F... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Czechoslovakian film poster for the Armenian film, "Ïóòü íà àðåíó." Abstract drawing of a clown juggling three balls while standing on one foot. |
| Date: | 07 29 1961 |
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| Description: | Not just children came to the Sunset Hills neighborhood children's circus. It was a fund raiser to benefit the American Nursing Research Foundation. The po... |
| Date: | 07 29 1961 |
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| Description: | Marueen McGilligan performing a progressive dance at the Sunset Hills neighborhood children's circus, a fund-raiser for the American Nursing Research Found... |
| Date: | 07 30 1962 |
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| Description: | Three generations are shown watching the circus with wonderment and delight at the Dane County Fair Grounds. |
| Date: | 07 30 1962 |
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| Description: | A circus clown on stilts is walking past the audience in the Big Top set up at the Dane County Fairgrounds. |
| Date: | 02 13 1964 |
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| Description: | Gary Rupp of Farmington, Michigan, an aide to the bear trainer for the William Kay Shrine Circus, relaxing after finishing chores for the opening of the ci... |
| Date: | 02 13 1964 |
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| Description: | Mary Lou Lawrence, an aerialist for the William Kay Shrine Circus, watches as aerialist Sandy Winters practices before the opening of the circus sponsored ... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 02 25 1965 |
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| Description: | A young boy enjoying the Zor Temple-William Kay Shrine circus at the Dane County fairgrounds arena while eating cotton candy. |
| Date: | 02 25 1965 |
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| Description: | Mary Lou Lawrence, and assistant Larry Ruhl, watching an act at the Zor Temple-William Kay Shrine circus performance at the Dane County Fairground Arena. M... |
| Date: | 07 10 1965 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 07 10 1965 |
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| Description: | A Madison Knights of Columbus clown wheeling his unicycle along the parade route during the annual circus celebration parade in Baraboo. |
| Date: | 07 10 1965 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 08 09 1963 |
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| Description: | Gordon Yadon, a member of the Mabie Brothers circus tent, and Mary Lou Lawrence, aerialist and trapeze artist, reading the historical marker documenting De... |
| Date: | 06 29 1972 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of crowd on railroad tracks near flatbed railroad cars carrying circus wagons for a parade. |
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