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
The "peanut" Hagenbeck and his "senatorial courtesy" animal show / C.J...
Print shows David B. Hill as the animal trainer Carl "Hagenbeck" performing a circus act with trained animals labeled "Murphy, Pugh, Chandler, Peffer, Morgan, Coke, Higgins, Stewart, Teller, Cullom, [and] Hoar"... More
The ballooon girl a comedy drama of circus life by Robert J. Sherman :...
Caption: A story of a sweet little circus girl, her bad sister, a minister, and meddling town gossips. Created by "Quigley Litho. Co., K.C." No. 3516. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Carl Hagenbeck's East India exposition... The Hindoo colony in all its...
Circus poster showing various pictures of Indians on elephants in native clothing performing. Copyright deposit.
SOCIETY CIRCUS. CLOWNS ON HORSEBACK
A black and white photo of a man on a horse, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Date based on date of negatives in s... More
SOCIETY CIRCUS - Public domain photograph
An old photo of two people and a dog. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hix Bros. circus - Drawing. Public domain image.
Circus poster showing women riding elephants. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Gentry Bros. circus Miss Louise Hilton, the greatest rider the world h...
Circus poster showing Louise Hilton perched on a white horse, about to leap over a scarf held by a clown and a ringmaster. Purchase; 1984; (DLC/PP-1984:193). No. 017676.
Devils and floating girl, circus stock poster Warren, Johnson & Co., d...
Circus poster shows a woman sleeping in midair with devils below. Copyright 1870 by Warren, Johnson & Co.
Mary Rawls interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana M. ...
Mary Frazier Rawls, born in 1927, shared experiences of her life-long circus career. She began trouping with her parents at a young age and would go on to perform on the high wire for much of her career. Mary t... More
Circus (254 Photographs) - Public domain, Federal Theatre Project 1935...
Federal Theatre Project Collection: Production Records-Photographic Negatives File. The Photographic Negatives File is a collection of approximately 9,000 negatives, mainly from the New York, NY units, document... More
Life and Death of an American (112 Photographs)
Federal Theatre Project Collection: Production Records-Photographic Negatives File. The Photographic Negatives File is a collection of approximately 9,000 negatives, mainly from the New York, NY units, document... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
Circus (254 Photographs) - Public domain, Federal Theatre Project 1935...
Federal Theatre Project Collection: Production Records-Photographic Negatives File. The Photographic Negatives File is a collection of approximately 9,000 negatives, mainly from the New York, NY units, document... More
The Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. [Portraits of P.T. Barnum ...
No. (B-No. 16). Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Forepaugh & Sells Brothers enormous shows united. The 7 wild wheel whi...
Circus poster showing The Seven Gaynells riding bicycles on an open fence track at an angle of 70 degrees. Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati.
The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers America's greatest shows consoli...
Circus poster showing fancy performers diving into pool. Copyright by the Courier Litho. Co. No. 2283.
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth Scenes in the grand water c...
Circus poster showing performers in a pool. No. 13(?). Copyright by The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cincinnati - New York.
Circus scene showing a man (magician?) standing on a table holding a c...
Woodside's drawing may be a copy after an illustration from an 1815 English edition of "Songs of the Chase." Inscribed in pencil on verso: This is a copy by John A. Woodside of a vignette cut in the book "Songs... More
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
Female bareback act - Drawing. Public domain image.
Print shows a female circus performer standing and riding on a bareback horse. C3384 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Copyright number inscribed in pencil on lower ... More
Henri Lachambre, aéronaute-constructeur breveté, Paris. 24, Passage de...
Advertisement for aeronaut and balloon manufacturer Henri Lachambre shows a balloon "H. Lachambre" with two passengers floating through a scene of animals, circus performers, and toy balloons.
The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth
Circus poster showing pictures of Barnum and Bailey. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Carl Hagenbeck greater shows. Hindu bear hunters and animals train...
Circus poster showing bears and Hindu trainers. Copyright deposit. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ringling Bros. big beautiful spectacle. The field of the cloth of gold...
Circus poster showing two separate images: one with a dancing women, the other with a royally dressed man on horseback blowing a horn. The upper lefthand corner is missing. Copyright deposit.
Vallecita's leopards / The Photo Crafts Shop of Denver.
Leopard and female trainer in cage. H74421 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 84.
Sells Floto circus The Flying Wards featuring Miss Mamie Ward Erie Lit...
Circus poster showing nine aerialists performing. Purchase; (DLC/PP-1984:192). Copyright by Sells Floto Show Co.
Mary Rawls interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana M. ...
Mary Frazier Rawls, born in 1927, shared experiences of her life-long circus career. She began trouping with her parents at a young age and would go on to perform on the high wire for much of her career. Mary t... More
Charles H. Baggett interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Jul...
Charles Baggett, born in 1941, talked about his father Herman, who owned car dealerships in Hugo, Oklahoma, and the relationship Herman developed with the circus community; in particular with D.R. Miller. Charl... More
Injunction Granted (64 Photographs)
Federal Theatre Project Collection: Production Records-Photographic Negatives File. The Photographic Negatives File is a collection of approximately 9,000 negatives, mainly from the New York, NY units, document... More
Circus (254 Photographs) - Public domain, Federal Theatre Project 1935...
Federal Theatre Project Collection: Production Records-Photographic Negatives File. The Photographic Negatives File is a collection of approximately 9,000 negatives, mainly from the New York, NY units, document... More
Vaudeville (84 Photographs) - Public domain, Federal Theatre Project 1...
Federal Theatre Project Collection: Production Records-Photographic Negatives File. The Photographic Negatives File is a collection of approximately 9,000 negatives, mainly from the New York, NY units, document... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
The "Big Top" Show Goes On: production materials, 2011-2012
Supplementary materials for 'The "Big Top" Show Goes On:An Oral History of Occupations Inside and Outside the Canvas Tent' interviews conducted by Tanya D. Finchum and Juliana M. Nykolaiszen of circus workers a... More
The Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. 20 Mad-Cap Merry-Makers,...
Poster showing clowns performing with animals. 52455p2s U.S. Copyright Office 97.B-No. 31.
[Five male trapeze artists performing at a circus]
35191V U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by the Calvert Litho. No. 51.
The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers--America's greatest shows consol...
Madame Yucca lifting weights, people, and animals. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Poster - Sells Brothers' Enormous Shows - Public domain lithograph
Circus poster showing the inside of a circus tent with various circus acts. Picture caption: Magnificent Three Ring Circus. Exchange; Hastings.
The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth--L'Auto Bolide thrilling ...
No. 21. Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati and New York.
The lion queen. 19th century, Library of Congress collection
Print showing a woman lion-tamer in a cage with several lions and tigers.
The two-horse act - Drawing. Public domain image.
Photograph shows a male bareback rider on two horses balancing his female partner on his right leg. E4328 U.S. Copyright Office.
Circus of Dr. Lao (Newark, VT, 1984).
"Planned by Claire Van Vliet at the Janus Press"--Colophon. Limited ed. of 2,000 copies, signed by the designer/illustrator. Newman & Wiche. Great and good books, 528 Limited Editions Club. Bibliography of the ... More
[Acrobatic act]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection
Color woodcut. Signature: J.W. Hart, Cin. O. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: I. Hart, J.W.
The lion king - Print, Library of Congress collection
Print shows a male circus performer standing among a lion, a tiger, two wolves, and a leopard; he is holding a large piece of beef overhead with his left hand. C3389 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date bas... More
Ringling Brothers world's greatest shows - Hotly contested races in th...
Circus poster showing three men straddled on two horses each, racing. Copyright deposit.
Hobart's big united circus acts. Price Valley County fair..
Circus poster showing Asian performers in oriental costume performing balancing acts. Purchase.
The Carl Hagenbeck greater shows... Triple circus. East India expositi...
Circus poster showing text surrounded by pictures of wild animals and equestrian performances. Copyright deposit.
SOCIETY CIRCUS - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
A black and white photo of a woman and a dog, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Date based on date of negatives in ... More
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey - The world's most beautiful specta...
Circus poster showing women in costumes dancing and horses dressed as seahorses. Copyright deposit.
Sells Floto circus M'lle Beeson, a marvelous high wire Venus / / The S...
Circus poster showing tight-rope walker Beeson prancing with a parasol. Purchase; (DLC/PP-1981:135). No. S.-F. 2132. Copyright by Sells Floto Show Co.
The lion queen - Print, Library of Congress collection
Print shows a female circus performer standing among a lion, a tiger, and two wolves. C3390 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Copyright number inscribed in pencil on... More
Barbara Miller Byrd interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Ju...
Third-generation circus owner Barbara Miller Byrd was born in 1946. She talked about her parents, D.R. and Isla Miller, and the history of the Carson & Barnes Circus, and the future of traveling tent shows. Bar... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
The "Big Top" Show Goes On: production materials, 2011-2012
Supplementary materials for 'The "Big Top" Show Goes On:An Oral History of Occupations Inside and Outside the Canvas Tent' interviews conducted by Tanya D. Finchum and Juliana M. Nykolaiszen of circus workers a... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
The "Big Top" Show Goes On: production materials, 2011-2012
Supplementary materials for 'The "Big Top" Show Goes On:An Oral History of Occupations Inside and Outside the Canvas Tent' interviews conducted by Tanya D. Finchum and Juliana M. Nykolaiszen of circus workers a... More
How Long Brethren? (55 Photographs)
Federal Theatre Project Collection: Production Records-Photographic Negatives File. The Photographic Negatives File is a collection of approximately 9,000 negatives, mainly from the New York, NY units, document... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
One-Third of a Nation (269 Photographs)
Federal Theatre Project Collection: Production Records-Photographic Negatives File. The Photographic Negatives File is a collection of approximately 9,000 negatives, mainly from the New York, NY units, document... More
The Federal Theatre presents the world's greatest! circus : 200 sawdus...
Photograph by Dick (Richard) Rose, head of the Federal Theatre Project's Photographic Division. Exhibited: "Circus and the City" at the Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture, ... More
The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth--Chaste, charming, weird ...
People viewing "illusions" in hall. Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati and New York.
The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth--Chaste, charming, weird ...
People viewing "illusions" in hall. Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati and New York.
The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers America's greatest shows consoli...
Circus poster showing full-length portrait of Kilpatrick, who has only one leg, standing with bicycle, and descending stairway on bicycle, as clowns and audience watch. No. 2896. Copyright by the Courier Litho. Co.
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth Scenes in the grand water c...
Circus poster showing performers in a pool. No. 13(?). Copyright by The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cincinnati - New York.
Ringling Bros.--Crandall and his comic burlesque equestrian act on his...
Poster showing the clown Crandall performing with his mule, and small portraits of Crandall and of the Ringling brothers. No. 2650.
Tompkin's real wild west frontier exhibition and European circus
A two-sided circus poster showing circus and wild west shows. Purchase.
Adam Forepaugh shows and the historic bible spectacle. The fall of Nin...
Circus poster showing Jonah prophesying, the Median assault, the triumphal procession and the slave market.
The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth. Une grandiose exhibition...
Circus poster showing portraits of many circus performers. Authorized by The Strobridge Litho Co.
John Robinson's ten enormous shows combined
A two-sided circus poster showing a large circus herald covered with text and pictures of acts: animals, acrobats, parades, horseback riding, novelty acts, etc. Copyright deposit.
Poster - Arthur der Kolossalknabe - Public domain lithograph
Poster showing a large child, vignettes of childhood. Friedlander No. 4583. Ger. K731 (Circus attraction). 1908. Gift; Fritz Eichenberg; 1961.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey the greatest show on earth - Perfor...
Circus poster showing black and white picture of seven women performing in a cage with big cats. Copyright deposit.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus ... The greatest show on ear...
Circus poster showing a clown on an elephant with text. Copyright deposit.
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth Breath-taking Japanese slid...
Circus poster showing a Japanese tight-rope walker descending a steeply angled wire. 60368 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 98 B 49. Copyright deposit. Copyright by The Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati & New York. P... More
Scarf act - Print, Library of Congress collection
Print shows a female circus performer riding on a bareback horse and jumping over a large ribbon held by two male performers and landing on the back of the horse after it passes beneath the ribbon. C3385 U.S. C... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
The "Big Top" Show Goes On: production materials, 2011-2012
Supplementary materials for 'The "Big Top" Show Goes On:An Oral History of Occupations Inside and Outside the Canvas Tent' interviews conducted by Tanya D. Finchum and Juliana M. Nykolaiszen of circus workers a... More
The Treasure Hunt (10 Photographs)
Federal Theatre Project Collection: Production Records-Photographic Negatives File. The Photographic Negatives File is a collection of approximately 9,000 negatives, mainly from the New York, NY units, document... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
Charles H. Baggett interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Jul...
Charles Baggett, born in 1941, talked about his father Herman, who owned car dealerships in Hugo, Oklahoma, and the relationship Herman developed with the circus community; in particular with D.R. Miller. Charl... More
Haiti (100 Photographs) - Public domain, Federal Theatre Project 1935-...
Federal Theatre Project Collection: Production Records-Photographic Negatives File. The Photographic Negatives File is a collection of approximately 9,000 negatives, mainly from the New York, NY units, document... More
Swing It (58 Photographs) - Public domain, Federal Theatre Project 193...
Federal Theatre Project Collection: Production Records-Photographic Negatives File. The Photographic Negatives File is a collection of approximately 9,000 negatives, mainly from the New York, NY units, document... More
John Robinson's $25,000 challenge feature--Louis Cyr, strongest man on...
Circus poster showing Louis Cyr, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, holding bar. No. 2302. Robinson 3 Sh. Strong man No. 3. Exhibited: "Men of Steel, Women of Wonder: Monder American Heroes in Conte... More
The Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. [Portraits of P.T. Barnum ...
No. (B-No. 16). Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Great Adam Forepaugh and Sells Bros, America's enormous shows uni...
Poster on left advertises the circus and the spectacle "Trip to the Moon" with accompanying picture and also announces the "big free street parade." Poster on the right advertises the circus and the spectacle "... More
The Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. 20 Mad-Cap Merry-Makers,...
Poster showing clowns performing with animals. 52455p2s U.S. Copyright Office 97.B-No. 31.
Lion tamer - Print, Library of Congress collection
Lion tamer in cage with two lions, a lioness, and two tigers. Copyright by Gibson & Co.
The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth--The world's grandest, la...
Poster showing circus entertainers and camels, with people of different nationalities dancing. Copyright by the Strobridge Lith. Co. No. B-4.
Adam Forepaugh & Sells Brothers enormous shows combined
Women circus performers and clowns with woman ringleader wearing tuxedo and top hat. Caption continues: Leap year ladies of laughter "Variable as the shade by the light quivering aspen made." Caption continues:... More
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth The world's largest, grande...
Circus poster showing trapeze artists. Caption: The world-famous Silbons, the masterly monarchs of the air, in a series of most difficult, ingenious and startling aerial feats. No. B-43. Copyright by The Strobr... More
The lion queen - Drawing. Public domain image.
Print showing a woman lion-tamer in a cage with several lions and tigers.
The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers America's greatest shows consoli...
Circus poster showing full-length portrait of Kilpatrick, who has only one leg, standing with bicycle, and descending stairway on bicycle, as clowns and audience watch. No. 2896. Copyright by the Courier Litho. Co.
Male act, no. 107 - Drawing. Public domain image.
Print shows a male circus performer doing a handstand while riding on a bareback horse. C3388 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Copyright number inscribed in pencil ... More
Male act, no. 105 - Drawing. Public domain image.
Print shows a male circus performer standing and riding on a bareback horse. C3386 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Copyright number inscribed in pencil on lower le... More
The greatest show on earth - "who can ride the mule?" / J. Keppler.
Illustration shows a circus performance under the big top with Uncle Sam as ringmaster for a show with a bucking bronco or donkey labeled "Tariff Question"; the donkey has already thrown one man labeled "Democr... More
A much-needed comedy element in the campaign of 1900 / Dalrymple.
Illustration showing Admiral George Dewey as a circus clown, with William Jennings Bryan on a donkey labeled "Dem Party" and William McKinley on an elephant labeled "GOP" under the big top of a circus; Puck, as... More
Hagenbeck-Wallace circus - Public domain portrait painting
Circus poster showing bust portraits of Carl Hagenbeck and B.E. Wallace surrounded with animals and performers.
[Houdini and the circus]
Public domain photograph of military personnel, army, militia, infantry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, born... More