Juego del circo - Print, Library of Congress collection
Game has numbered areas showing different circus acts, involving horseback riding, acrobatics, and juggling. The accompanying text describes the rules of the game. Prop. de I T. Orellana. Asegurado conforme a l... More
![[Contortionist in tuxedo jacket, top hat, and tights performing surrounded by other performing contortionists]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjAvY29udG9ydGlvbmlzdC1pbi10dXhlZG8tamFja2V0LXRvcC1oYXQtYW5kLXRpZ2h0cy1wZXJmb3JtaW5nLXN1cnJvdW5kZWQtYnktNzM3OTE0LTEwMjQuanBn/40/59/webp "[Contortionist in tuxedo jacket, top hat, and tights performing surrounded by other performing contortionists]")
[Contortionist in tuxedo jacket, top hat, and tights performing surrou...
X1255 U.S. Copyright Office Created and "copyrighted 1892 by Calvert Litho. Co., Detroit, Mich." No. 23. Title devised. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
The first circus / motion picture
During the stone-age the Stonehenge Circus entertained cavemen and women. The circus had a dinosaur that doubled as a trampoline and tightrope for the acrobats. Copyright: no reg. Main and end titles lacking. D... More
Gala puppet circus Clowns, cowboys, acrobats, animals, and novelty act...
Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of a puppet circus, showing head of a clown. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).
![Shōkonsha keidai Furansu ōkyokuba [no] zu](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjkvc2hrb25zaGEta2VpZGFpLWZ1cmFuc3Uta3lva3ViYS1uby16dS0zYjhmOTItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "Shōkonsha keidai Furansu ōkyokuba [no] zu")
Shōkonsha keidai Furansu ōkyokuba [no] zu
Japanese triptych print shows circus at Yasukuni Jinja, originally called Shokonsha, Tokyo, Japan, with acrobats, trapeze artists, and horseback stunt riders. Signature: Motome ni ōzu Hiroshige ga (by request)... More
Schreyer the Wonder Acrobatic Show
Photograph shows large crowd watching acrobat Max Schreyer doing daredevil bicycle flying stunt from long ramp.
![Shōkonsha keidai Furansu ōkyokuba [no] zu](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjkvc2hrb25zaGEta2VpZGFpLWZ1cmFuc3Uta3lva3ViYS1uby16dS1lMGU3NzgtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "Shōkonsha keidai Furansu ōkyokuba [no] zu")
Shōkonsha keidai Furansu ōkyokuba [no] zu
Japanese triptych print shows circus at Yasukuni Jinja, originally called Shokonsha, Tokyo, Japan, with acrobats, trapeze artists, and horseback stunt riders. Signature: Motome ni ōzu Hiroshige ga (by request)... More
![[Twelve Asian acrobats performing]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDIvdHdlbHZlLWFzaWFuLWFjcm9iYXRzLXBlcmZvcm1pbmctOGM2ZmU3LTEwMjQuanBn/40/30/webp "[Twelve Asian acrobats performing]")
[Twelve Asian acrobats performing]
7841Wp2s U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by the Calvert Litho. Co. No. 59.
Al. G. Field Greater Minstrels oldest, biggest, best.
Caption: A tribe of genuine mamelukes during the f te at Mecca. Created and "copyright 1900 by The Courier Company, Lith. Dpt., Buffalo, N.Y." No. 2984. Forms part of: Minstrel poster collection (Library of Congress)
Ringling Bros, world's greatest shows Raschetta brothers, marvelous so...
Circus poster showing the Raschetta Brothers and acrobats blindfolded somersaulting backwards off barrels. No. 2920. Copyright by Courier Company. Caption: Sensational, hazardous somersaulting exploits & indesc... More
Casino de Paris. Camille Stéfani. Concert-spectacle bal / J. Chéret.
Poster showing Camille Stéfani with acrobats and jesters. Public domain scan of French performing arts poster, burlesque, operetta, musical advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl ... More
Acrobats, circus poster - Engraving, Public domain image
Russell, Morgan & Co. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hoyt's A hole in the ground - Public domain print
D14315 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Young & Devoie. Created and "copyright, 1900, by the U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Print., Cincinnati & New York." Direction, Fred E. Wright. No. 4698. Forms part of: T... More
![[Circus sketches: acrobats and circus animals]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjgvY2lyY3VzLXNrZXRjaGVzLWFjcm9iYXRzLWFuZC1jaXJjdXMtYW5pbWFscy02MThlMTQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/25/webp "[Circus sketches: acrobats and circus animals]")
[Circus sketches: acrobats and circus animals]
Purchase, Hubbard Fund, 1960. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The new 8 bells the famous Brothers Byrne in the everlasting success.
"Russell-Morgan Print." Caption: John F., James, Andrew, Matthew. Created and "copyrighted 1899 by The U.S. Printing Co, Cin., U.S.A." No. 3884. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Royal Japanese Troupe, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1...
Y18985 U.S. Copyright Office Created by "The United States Ptg, Co., Russell & Morgan Factories, Cincinnati, O., copyrighted 1892." No. 1534. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
The great Wallace shows: colossal 3 ring circus, 2 elevated stages
Poster shows Robert Stickney, Jr. performing a back flip on a galloping horse as a clown watches. Also shown on poster are portraits of Stickney and circus owner B.E. Wallace. Caption: America's most phenomena... More
![[Thirteen men doing acrobatics]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTMvdGhpcnRlZW4tbWVuLWRvaW5nLWFjcm9iYXRpY3MtYjliMzc0LTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "[Thirteen men doing acrobatics]")
[Thirteen men doing acrobatics]
Copyright by the Calvert Litho. Co. No. 64. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Twelve Asian acrobats performing]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDIvdHdlbHZlLWFzaWFuLWFjcm9iYXRzLXBlcmZvcm1pbmctYjBmNjkwLTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "[Twelve Asian acrobats performing]")
[Twelve Asian acrobats performing]
7841Wp2s U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by the Calvert Litho. Co. No. 59.
Ringling Bros, world's greatest shows Raschetta brothers, marvelous so...
Circus poster showing the Raschetta Brothers and acrobats blindfolded somersaulting backwards off barrels. No. 2920. Copyright by Courier Company. Caption: Sensational, hazardous somersaulting exploits & indesc... More
![This picture shows the "Four Novelty Grahams" acrobatic performers at the Victoria Theatre, Philadelphia. The father is 23 years of age. Willie Graham is 5 years of age, and Herbert Graham is 3 years of age. At 9 P.M. on June 10th, 1910, these children were performing on the stage. Four times daily they do a turn which lasts from 12 to 14 minutes. Herbert Graham, the youngest, was said by the father to have commenced performing on the stage as a[n] acrobat when he was 10 months of age. Willie, now 5, is said to be the youngest acrobat in the world. The attached letter head shows some of the stunts these youngsters are engaged in. The mother of these boys was formerly a school teacher, and is now performing with this trio on the stage. The children are bright and strong, but have a playfulness about them which shows them to have forgotten the best years of childhood. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTAvMDEvMDEvdGhpcy1waWN0dXJlLXNob3dzLXRoZS1mb3VyLW5vdmVsdHktZ3JhaGFtcy1hY3JvYmF0aWMtcGVyZm9ybWVycy1hdC10aGUtdmljdG9yaWEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/51/webp "This picture shows the \"Four Novelty Grahams\" acrobatic performers at the Victoria Theatre, Philadelphia. The father is 23 years of age. Willie Graham is 5 years of age, and Herbert Graham is 3 years of age. At 9 P.M. on June 10th, 1910, these children were performing on the stage. Four times daily they do a turn which lasts from 12 to 14 minutes. Herbert Graham, the youngest, was said by the father to have commenced performing on the stage as a[n] acrobat when he was 10 months of age. Willie, now 5, is said to be the youngest acrobat in the world. The attached letter head shows some of the stunts these youngsters are engaged in. The mother of these boys was formerly a school teacher, and is now performing with this trio on the stage. The children are bright and strong, but have a playfulness about them which shows them to have forgotten the best years of childhood. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.")
This picture shows the "Four Novelty Grahams" acrobatic performers at ...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Two acrobats - Print, Library of Congress collection
Print shows a male bareback rider, with arms folded, standing on the backs of two horses while balancing on his right leg his male partner who is bending over backwards. Forms part of: Popular graphic art prin... More
Cole Bros. Circus. Nelson Family
Circus poster showing family of acrobats in action . Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Roeber and Crane Bro's Vaudeville-Athletic Co.
52635 U.S. Copyright Office "Russell-Morgan Print." Caption: Beautiful, versatile Rosalie, acrobatic wonder. Created and "copyright 1898 by The U.S. Printing Co., Cin., U.S.A." No. 3340. Forms part of: Theatric... More
The Orpheum Show, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1...
D14827 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: The world renowned Severus Schaffer. Created and "copyright, 1900, by The U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." Direction, Martin Beck. No. 4571.... More
Banner act - Print, Library of Congress collection
Circus poster showing acrobat performing on horse. 3600J U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Gibson & Co.
![[Dancers or acrobats with cymbals tumbling, with marchers in the background]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjAvMDEvMDEvZGFuY2Vycy1vci1hY3JvYmF0cy13aXRoLWN5bWJhbHMtdHVtYmxpbmctd2l0aC1tYXJjaGVycy1pbi10aGUtYmFja2dyb3VuZC02NDAuanBn/40/28/webp "[Dancers or acrobats with cymbals tumbling, with marchers in the background]")
[Dancers or acrobats with cymbals tumbling, with marchers in the backg...
Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 39. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).
The acrobats, Harry Whittier Frees photo of dressed up animal
Photograph shows two kittens on a pull-up bar. J193671 U.S. Copyright Office.
Gwendolyn E. Mottage - no. 2 - Public domain print
Photograph shows girl playing piano while holding leg aloft. J276390 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright by Mueller, N.Y.
Cole Bros. Circus. The great Grimes undisputed champions of the high w...
Circus poster showing high wire acrobats. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Five acrobats on three horses - Public domain graphic arts, Library of...
Inscribed on cover of folder. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Five acrobats.
The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers America's greatest shows consoli...
Man performing on ball on beam and spiral ramp. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The great Forepaugh & Sells Brothers shows combined--Terrific flights ...
Circus poster chowing acrobats jumping over elephants. 16298 U.S. Copyright Office No. 99.S. No. 66. Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co.
William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee
46067 U.S. Copyright Office "Russell-Morgan Print." Caption: The Lukens : the world's greatest and most daring gymnasts. Created and "copyrighted 1899 by The U.S. Printing Co., Cin., U.S.A." No. 4018. Forms par... More
![This picture shows the "Four Novelty Grahams" acrobatic performers at the Victoria Theatre, Philadelphia. The father is 23 years of age. Willie Graham is 5 years of age, and Herbert Graham is 3 years of age. At 9 P.M. on June 10th, 1910, these children were performing on the stage. Four times daily they do a turn which lasts from 12 to 14 minutes. Herbert Graham, the youngest, was said by the father to have commenced performing on the stage as a[n] acrobat when he was 10 months of age. Willie, now 5, is said to be the youngest acrobat in the world. The attached letter head shows some of the stunts these youngsters are engaged in. The mother of these boys was formerly a school teacher, and is now performing with this trio on the stage. The children are bright and strong, but have a playfulness about them which shows them to have forgotten the best years of childhood. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTAvMDEvMDEvdGhpcy1waWN0dXJlLXNob3dzLXRoZS1mb3VyLW5vdmVsdHktZ3JhaGFtcy1hY3JvYmF0aWMtcGVyZm9ybWVycy1hdC10aGUtdmljdG9yaWEtMS02NDAuanBn/40/50/webp "This picture shows the \"Four Novelty Grahams\" acrobatic performers at the Victoria Theatre, Philadelphia. The father is 23 years of age. Willie Graham is 5 years of age, and Herbert Graham is 3 years of age. At 9 P.M. on June 10th, 1910, these children were performing on the stage. Four times daily they do a turn which lasts from 12 to 14 minutes. Herbert Graham, the youngest, was said by the father to have commenced performing on the stage as a[n] acrobat when he was 10 months of age. Willie, now 5, is said to be the youngest acrobat in the world. The attached letter head shows some of the stunts these youngsters are engaged in. The mother of these boys was formerly a school teacher, and is now performing with this trio on the stage. The children are bright and strong, but have a playfulness about them which shows them to have forgotten the best years of childhood. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.")
This picture shows the "Four Novelty Grahams" acrobatic performers at ...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Cole Bros. Circus. Famous Nelson Family with Clyde Beatty
Circus poster showing family of acrobats in action . Clyde Beatty banner at bottom of poster.
The Orpheum Show, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1...
Caption: Johnson, Davenport & Lorella. Created and "copyright, 1900, by The U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." Direction, Martin Beck. No. 4575. Forms part of: Theatrical poster co... More
![[Female acrobats on trapezes at circus]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTUvZmVtYWxlLWFjcm9iYXRzLW9uLXRyYXBlemVzLWF0LWNpcmN1cy03NTAwYTEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Female acrobats on trapezes at circus]")
[Female acrobats on trapezes at circus]
11126W U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by the Calvert Litho. Co., Detroit, Mich. No. 63.
The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers America's greatest shows consoli...
Eight men and six women performing acrobatics. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers America's greatest shows consoli...
Eight men and six women performing acrobatics. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Banner act - Print, Library of Congress collection
Circus poster showing acrobat performing on horse. 3600J U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Gibson & Co.
The human lizard and the human frog
Humorous drawing shows vaudeville performers backstage applying makeup and stretching. One man stretches a leg high in the air while grasping hooks on a coat rack. Another walks on his hands with his legs twist... More
The great Arm & Hammer brand soda. Church & Co., New York
Advertisement for Arm & Hammer soda, showing a clown, and an acrobat on a horse.
Poster - Al G. Field Minstrels - Public domain lithograph
"The best of the good ones." Caption: The greatest number of comedians, vocalists, dancers & high class European & American specialty artists ever seen with one company. Created and "copyright 1903 Courier Comp... More
Al. G. Field Greater Minstrels oldest 23rd year, best.
Includes portraits of Hamilton Alvin and Jack Alvin. "Fun at the Mardi Gras" pasted over caption. Caption: Alvin Brothers, pantomimists & acrobats, a circus nightmare. Created and "copyright 1908 by The Courier... More
World of Mirth shows presents Dolly Jacobs
Circus poster showing Dolly Jacobs with tigers, lions and leopards. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Female acrobats on trapezes at circus]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTUvZmVtYWxlLWFjcm9iYXRzLW9uLXRyYXBlemVzLWF0LWNpcmN1cy1lMzExM2MtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[Female acrobats on trapezes at circus]")
[Female acrobats on trapezes at circus]
11126W U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by the Calvert Litho. Co., Detroit, Mich. No. 63.
![[Acrobats on horseback]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjIvYWNyb2JhdHMtb24taG9yc2ViYWNrLWYzMGUxNi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/19/webp "[Acrobats on horseback]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection")
[Acrobats on horseback]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection
Color woodcut. Signature: Morse. The poster is in four separate panels, each panel required two overlapping scans, the scans were then digitally stitched to produce an image of each panel. The scans of the pane... More
![[Thirteen men doing acrobatics]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTMvdGhpcnRlZW4tbWVuLWRvaW5nLWFjcm9iYXRpY3MtMjc4MGE2LTEwMjQuanBn/40/29/webp "[Thirteen men doing acrobatics]")
[Thirteen men doing acrobatics]
Copyright by the Calvert Litho. Co. No. 64. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The great Forepaugh & Sells Brothers shows combined--Terrific flights ...
Circus poster chowing acrobats jumping over elephants. 16298 U.S. Copyright Office No. 99.S. No. 66. Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co.
William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee
D13825 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: A sensation of 2 hemispheres, the marvelous Rio Brothers : astounding, startling, thrilling feats in mid air. Created and "copyright 1900 by The Strobridge Litho Co, Cin'ti... More
![[Study drawings of monsters, men, and acrobats]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDQvc3R1ZHktZHJhd2luZ3Mtb2YtbW9uc3RlcnMtbWVuLWFuZC1hY3JvYmF0cy0xZmM4ZDUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/48/webp "[Study drawings of monsters, men, and acrobats]")
[Study drawings of monsters, men, and acrobats]
Drawing shows the head of a monster with crossed horns, two nude men balancing on their hands on the backs of dragon-like animals, and a female acrobat, standing on her hands, holding a vessel in her toes and h... More
Joseph Hart Vaudeville Co. direct from Weber & Fields Music Hall, New ...
Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Acrobats on horseback, chromolithograph
Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Gaikokujin Yokohama ni oite kyōkuba - Ukiyo e print
Japanese triptych print shows a foreign circus performing in Yokohama, Japan. Signature: Issen Yoshikazu ga. Seal date: Rat 4. Annotations, stamps, etc. on verso of print: 3; 1879; 100; 47623a (white label). Y... More
Japanese village /, Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York.
At the beginning of the film, at a distance of about one-hundred feet, is a two-story building with a balcony, some tropical plants, and a telephone pole. A young Japanese man appears directly in front of the c... More
The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers America's greatest shows consoli...
Man performing on ball on beam and spiral ramp. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Great Wallace shows : colossal 3 ring circus, 2 elevated stages
Poster shows the Stirk Family performing acrobatics on bicycles. In upper left corner, portrait of B.E. Wallace. Captions: The renowned Stirk Family, whose "fame folds in the orb 'o this earth." The glass of f... More
The new 8 bells the famous Brothers Byrne in the everlasting success :...
50793 U.S. Copyright Office "Russell-Morgan Print." Caption: John F., James, Andrew, Matthew. Created and "copyrighted 1899 by The U.S. Printing Co., Cin. & N.Y." No. 3871. Forms part of: Theatrical poster coll... More
Al. G. Field Greater Minstrels oldest, biggest, best.
Caption: A tribe of genuine mamelukes during the f te at Mecca. Created and "copyright 1900 by The Courier Company, Lith. Dpt., Buffalo, N.Y." No. 2984. Forms part of: Minstrel poster collection (Library of Congress)
Poster - The famous Clodoche Troupe - Public domain lithograph
Picryl description: Public domain image related to dance, musical, theater, performance, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Poster - The famous Clodoche Troupe - Public domain lithograph
Picryl description: Public domain image related to dance, musical, theater, performance, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
The original and only Royal Japanese Troupe direct from Jeddo, Japan.
Y18977 U.S. Copyright Office Created by "The United States Ptg, Co., Russell & Morgan Factories, Cincinnati, O., copyrighted 1892." No. 1603. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Grotesque gyrations by gifted eccentriques
Created and "copyright 1900, The U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." No. 31. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
This picture shows the "Four Novelty Grahams" acrobatic performers at ...
Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 1618. The letter head referred to in the caption is not attached to the caption card. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Libr... More
Royal Japanese Troupe, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1...
Y18985 U.S. Copyright Office Created by "The United States Ptg, Co., Russell & Morgan Factories, Cincinnati, O., copyrighted 1892." No. 1534. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Joseph Hart Vaudeville Co. direct from Weber & Fields Music Hall, New ...
Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The great Wallace shows: colossal 3 ring circus, 2 elevated stages
Poster shows Robert Stickney, Jr. performing a back flip on a galloping horse as a clown watches. Also shown on poster are portraits of Stickney and circus owner B.E. Wallace. Caption: America's most phenomena... More
Street acrobats - Drawing. Public domain image.
(DLC/PP-1933:0175). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "In Cornwall with an Umbrella," Harper's magazine, 63:812 (Nov. 1881).
The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers America's greatest shows consoli...
Eight men and six women performing acrobatics. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The original and only Royal Japanese Troupe direct from Jeddo, Japan.
Y18977 U.S. Copyright Office Created by "The United States Ptg, Co., Russell & Morgan Factories, Cincinnati, O., copyrighted 1892." No. 1603. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Indian acrobats on the Pike, World's Fair, St. Louis, Mo.
Copyright by the American Stereoscopic Co. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Great Wallace shows : colossal 3 ring circus, 2 elevated stages
Poster shows the Stirk Family performing acrobatics on bicycles. In upper left corner, portrait of B.E. Wallace. Captions: The renowned Stirk Family, whose "fame folds in the orb 'o this earth." The glass of f... More
The new 8 bells the famous Brothers Byrne in the everlasting success :...
50793 U.S. Copyright Office "Russell-Morgan Print." Caption: John F., James, Andrew, Matthew. Created and "copyrighted 1899 by The U.S. Printing Co., Cin. & N.Y." No. 3871. Forms part of: Theatrical poster coll... More
William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee
46067 U.S. Copyright Office "Russell-Morgan Print." Caption: The Lukens : the world's greatest and most daring gymnasts. Created and "copyrighted 1899 by The U.S. Printing Co., Cin., U.S.A." No. 4018. Forms par... More
Russian o'shishi (acrobatic street dancer) master entertains the child...
Print shows a red-faced Russian officer(?) beating a drum as two Russian battleships with faces, arms, and legs turn somersaults and walk on their hands before two Japanese children in sailor's uniforms. Signe... More
Banner act - Print, Library of Congress collection
Circus poster showing acrobat performing on horse. 3600J U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Gibson & Co.
![The celebrated French aerielists [sic] & acrobats the latest European sensation.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDMvdGhlLWNlbGVicmF0ZWQtZnJlbmNoLWFlcmllbGlzdHMtc2ljLWFuZC1hY3JvYmF0cy10aGUtbGF0ZXN0LWV1cm9wZWFuLXNlbnNhdGlvbi01NmU5YzAtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/41/webp "The celebrated French aerielists [sic] & acrobats the latest European sensation.")
The celebrated French aerielists [sic] & acrobats the latest European ...
W22938 U.S. Copyright Office Created by "The Russell & Morgan Co., Cincinnati, O. copyrighted 1891." No. 1500. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee
D13825 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: A sensation of 2 hemispheres, the marvelous Rio Brothers : astounding, startling, thrilling feats in mid air. Created and "copyright 1900 by The Strobridge Litho Co, Cin'ti... More
![Shōkonsha keidai Furansu ōkyokuba [no] zu](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjkvc2hrb25zaGEta2VpZGFpLWZ1cmFuc3Uta3lva3ViYS1uby16dS03YWQ3NDMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "Shōkonsha keidai Furansu ōkyokuba [no] zu")
Shōkonsha keidai Furansu ōkyokuba [no] zu
Japanese triptych print shows circus at Yasukuni Jinja, originally called Shokonsha, Tokyo, Japan, with acrobats, trapeze artists, and horseback stunt riders. Signature: Motome ni ōzu Hiroshige ga (by request)... More
This picture shows the "Four Novelty Grahams" acrobatic performers at ...
Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 1618. The letter head referred to in the caption is not attached to the caption card. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Libr... More
Poster - Al. G. Field Greater Minstrels - Public domain lithograph
Caption: A tribe of genuine mamelukes. They excel all in agile acrobatic acts, lofty pyramids, samsonian strength struggles. Created and "copyright 1900 by The Courier Company, Lith. D'p't. - Buffalo. N.Y." No.... More
Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. XYZ bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin
Print shows the letters "X" formed by a man taking a large step forward with his sword extended to the rear, "Y" formed by an acrobat upside down, standing on his shoulders with his legs spread apart, and "Z" f... More
Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. N bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin
Print shows the letter "N" formed by a man, an acrobat, leaning back and supporting himself with two swords, with his feet resting on a small ball and balancing on his toes a sword with a plate on top, with exa... More
The human lizard and the human frog
Humorous drawing shows vaudeville performers backstage applying makeup and stretching. One man stretches a leg high in the air while grasping hooks on a coat rack. Another walks on his hands with his legs twist... More
![The celebrated French aerielists [sic] & acrobats the latest European sensation.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDMvdGhlLWNlbGVicmF0ZWQtZnJlbmNoLWFlcmllbGlzdHMtc2ljLWFuZC1hY3JvYmF0cy10aGUtbGF0ZXN0LWV1cm9wZWFuLXNlbnNhdGlvbi02NTNkN2ItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/40/webp "The celebrated French aerielists [sic] & acrobats the latest European sensation.")
The celebrated French aerielists [sic] & acrobats the latest European ...
W22938 U.S. Copyright Office Created by "The Russell & Morgan Co., Cincinnati, O. copyrighted 1891." No. 1500. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Poster - Al. G. Field Greater Minstrels - Public domain lithograph
Caption: A tribe of genuine mamelukes. They excel all in agile acrobatic acts, lofty pyramids, samsonian strength struggles. Created and "copyright 1900 by The Courier Company, Lith. D'p't. - Buffalo. N.Y." No.... More
Street acrobats - Drawing. Public domain image.
(DLC/PP-1933:0175). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "In Cornwall with an Umbrella," Harper's magazine, 63:812 (Nov. 1881).
On the Bowery, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920
B252647 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Steve Brodie, champion bridge-jumper of the world. Created and "copyright 1896 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cinti & N.Y." No. 7320. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collecti... More
Kruger and Ward motion picture - movie film screenshot
Opening title introduces "Kruger and Ward, the tall and short of it." The camera iris opens on a stage with a painted backdrop of a canyon and waterfall. Two clowns walk across the stage: a dwarf with a fake ba... More
Seen in the world of sport during World War I
Magazine page shows photographs of athletes in the news including: champion swimmers Ethel Daley, Frances Cowells, Claire Galligan, Mabel Green, Bernice Lone, Olga Dorfner, Agnes Huber, and G. Galligan; Adeline... More
Poster - Al. G. Field Greater Minstrels - Public domain lithograph
Caption: A tribe of genuine mamelukes. They excel all in agile acrobatic acts, lofty pyramids, samsonian strength struggles. Created and "copyright 1900 by The Courier Company, Lith. D'p't. - Buffalo. N.Y." No.... More
Russian o'shishi (acrobatic street dancer) master entertains the child...
Print shows a red-faced Russian officer(?) beating a drum as two Russian battleships with faces, arms, and legs turn somersaults and walk on their hands before two Japanese children in sailor's uniforms. Signe... More
Three acrobats - vaudeville film
Vaudeville stage act of two male and one female clown-acrobats who make use of a constructed "break-away" wall of spring-hinged windows and doors. Begins with a male clown in dark tights and leotard with a whit... More
A seaside acrobat--sports on the beach at Coney Island
H31134 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1903 by Underwood & Underwood. On mount: Works and Studios, Arlington, N.J., Littleton, N.H., Washington, D.C.
![[Acrobats on horseback]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjIvYWNyb2JhdHMtb24taG9yc2ViYWNrLTBjODk2Ny0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/76/webp "[Acrobats on horseback]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection")
[Acrobats on horseback]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection
Color woodcut. Signature: Morse. The poster is in four separate panels, each panel required two overlapping scans, the scans were then digitally stitched to produce an image of each panel. The scans of the pane... More
Cartoon showing Ulysses S. Grant, as an acrobat, on trapeze "third ter...
Illus. in: Puck, v. 6, 1880 Feb. 4, pp. 782-783.
"The vaudeville theatre". Book illustration from Library of Congress
Humorous drawing shows vaudeville performers backstage applying makeup and stretching. One man stretches a leg high in the air while grasping hooks on a coat rack. Another walks on his hands with his legs twist... More
Seen in the world of sport during World War I
Magazine page shows photographs of athletes in the news including: champion swimmers Ethel Daley, Frances Cowells, Claire Galligan, Mabel Green, Bernice Lone, Olga Dorfner, Agnes Huber, and G. Galligan; Adeline... More
Poster - Al. G. Field Greater Minstrels - Public domain lithograph
Caption: A tribe of genuine mamelukes. They excel all in agile acrobatic acts, lofty pyramids, samsonian strength struggles. Created and "copyright 1900 by The Courier Company, Lith. D'p't. - Buffalo. N.Y." No.... More