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Devils and floating girl, circus stock poster Warren, Johnson & Co., designers, engravers and printers

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.

B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana M. Nykolaiszyn, 2011-07-01

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

Adam Forepaugh & Sells Brothers great shows consolidated A congress of the giant birds of the world, ...

Adam Forepaugh & Sells Brothers great shows consolidated A congress of...

Circus poster showing ostriches and other large birds. Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati & New York.

Adam Forepaugh & Sells Brothers great shows consolidated A congress of the giant birds of the world, ...

Adam Forepaugh & Sells Brothers great shows consolidated A congress of...

Circus poster showing ostriches and other large birds. Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati & New York.

John Robinson's $25,000 challenge feature--Louis Cyr, strongest man on earth, lifts 4300 lbs.

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 Great Pawnee Bill shows. The only genuine wild west. Touring America ...

The Great Pawnee Bill shows. The only genuine wild west. Touring Ameri...

Circus poster showing a white buffalo in the center with text. Copyright by The U.S. Lithograph Co., "Russell-Morgan Print," Cincinnati. Copyright deposit.

The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth--A glance at the great ethnological congress and curious led animals ...

The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth--A glance at the great et...

Poster showing people of different nationalities and various animals. Copyright by the Strobridge Lith. Co.

Primrose & Dockstader's Huge Minstrel Company

Primrose & Dockstader's Huge Minstrel Company

D7512 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: The first complete canvas theatre ever erected in America. Seating 3000 people. 2 performances daily. Created and "copyright 1900 by The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cin'ti & N.Y."... More

I am coming - Col. W.F. Cody - Public domain portrait print

I am coming - Col. W.F. Cody - Public domain portrait print

Col. William F. Cody's head-and-shoulders portrait on stampeding buffalo.

Frederick Bancroft, prince of magicians

Frederick Bancroft, prince of magicians

A245762 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: The magician's palace : a realization of the most extravagant dreams of the Arabian nights. Created and "copyright 1895 by The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cincinnati & New York.... More

Adam Forepaugh & Sells Brothers great shows consolidated

Adam Forepaugh & Sells Brothers great shows consolidated

Bust portraits of Peter Sells, Adam Forepaugh, and Lewis Sells. Copyright by the Strobridge Lith. Co., Cincinnati & New York. No. 73.

Pawnee Bill's historic wild west .. the bullfight ...

Pawnee Bill's historic wild west .. the bullfight ...

Circus poster showing a bullfight on top half and parade of matadores, picadores, banderilleros, etc. on the lower half. Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati & New York.

Sells Brothers enormous united shows. ... The wonderful Snow White ... zebu and riding peacock

Sells Brothers enormous united shows. ... The wonderful Snow White ......

Circus poster showing a performing zebu and peacock with clown trainer. Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati & New York. Exchange; R.B. Hastings, 1944.

Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers America's greatest shows consolidated--Colonel Magnus Schult's magnificent $25,000,00 [sic] troupe of champion great danes from the imperial kennels of Prince Bismarck

Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers America's greatest shows consolidate...

Poster shows great danes performing various acrobatic stunts with trainer Colonel Magnus Schults and his assistants under the big top at the Adam Forepaugh & Sells Brothers Circus.

Pawnee Bill's Historic Wild West. Beautiful Daring Western Girls & Mexican Senoritas...

Pawnee Bill's Historic Wild West. Beautiful Daring Western Girls & Mex...

Circus poster showing cowgirls on horseback. The poster is in two separate panels, each panel required two overlapping scans, the scans were then digitally stitched to produce an image of each panel. The scans... More

The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth--The rival riders, William Shoutes ... William DeMott

The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth--The rival riders, William ...

Male equestrians, including Wm. Shoutes and Wm. DeMott, horses, and clown performing. Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co.

Buffalo Bill's Wild West and congress of rough riders of the world A congress of American Indians [...].

Buffalo Bill's Wild West and congress of rough riders of the world A c...

Circus poster showing American Indians leading attack against pioneers in covered wagons. Includes portrait of Buffalo Bill on horseback. 348 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2605. Copyright by Courier Litho. Co., Bu... More

Acrobats on horseback, chromolithograph

Acrobats on horseback, chromolithograph

Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth

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

John Robinson's 10 big shows. Most wonderfully educated elephants on earth

John Robinson's 10 big shows. Most wonderfully educated elephants on e...

Circus poster showing seven elephants playing musical instruments on board. Copyright deposit.

Barnum and Bailey official program and book of wonders combined

Barnum and Bailey official program and book of wonders combined

Circus poster showing a program cover. 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 trainers

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 ... Tremendous big new street parade..

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.

Carl Hagenbeck's Tierpark stelligen

Carl Hagenbeck's Tierpark stelligen

Poster showing a Native American band. No. 5220. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sells Floto circus The Flying Wards featuring Miss Mamie Ward Erie Litho. Co., New York

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.

Show poster in Alabama town. Great Depression public domain photograph.

Show poster in Alabama town. Great Depression public domain photograph...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mural painting, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Carson & Barnes wild animal circus

Carson & Barnes wild animal circus

Circus poster showing interior view of performers in three rings. Purchase.

Detail of Bird Cage Theater, now a museum, at Tombstone, Arizona. The boxes are shown above. The decorations are colored lithographs used as circus posters in the 1880s

Detail of Bird Cage Theater, now a museum, at Tombstone, Arizona. The ...

Public domain photograph of 1930s home, furniture, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The greatest show on earth

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The greatest show on earth

Circus poster showing three monkeys dressed as clowns performing with an elephant. Copyright deposit.

The great circus parade - Drawing. Public domain image.

The great circus parade - Drawing. Public domain image.

Circus poster showing a clown with superimposed circus parade. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The great Wallace s[hows] : colossal 3 ring circus, 2 elevate[d stages]

The great Wallace s[hows] : colossal 3 ring circus, 2 elevate[d stages...

Poster shows an all-female corps de ballet. In upper left corner, portrait of B.E. Wallace. Caption: Great Wallace Shows Grand spectacular ballet, costumed & presented exactly as in grand opera. Led by the cel... More

Die Barnum & Bailey groesste schaustellung der welt Der welt grösstes, grossartigstes, bestes amusements-institut.

Die Barnum & Bailey groesste schaustellung der welt Der welt grösstes,...

Men in military uniforms standing while bareback riding on horses (as many as three horses per rider) racing around a track and jumping hurdles. Caption continues: Geschicktes kavallerie-exerzieren und wunderba... More

The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers America's greatest shows consolidated--Achille Philion the marvelous equilibrist and originator

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

Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers great shows consolidated--Colonel Magnus Schult's magnificent $25,000,00 (sic) troup of champion great danes

Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers great shows consolidated--Colonel Ma...

Circus poster showing Great danes performing with trainer, Colonel Magnus Schults. No. 98.S.; No. 2. Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co.

Poster - The grand lay-out - Public domain lithograph

Poster - The grand lay-out - Public domain lithograph

Circus parade around tents, with crowd watching alongside railroad train. 4316E U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Gibson & Co.

The Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. 20 Mad-Cap Merry-Makers, Grotesque Busy-Bodies & Quaint Animal Comedians, In a Hodge-Podge of Queer Antics

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]

[Five male trapeze artists performing at a circus]

35191V U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by the Calvert Litho. No. 51.

The Great Wallace shows : colossal 3 ring circus, 2 elevated stages

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

Ringling Bros' ... aviary and aquarium ... largest zoological exhibit on earth

Ringling Bros' ... aviary and aquarium ... largest zoological exhibit ...

Circus poster showing various zoological exhibits with a ladies' orchestra at center. Copyright by Courier Litho. Co. No. 2276.

The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers--America's greatest shows consolidated--Madame Yucca, the female Hercules, the strongest woman on Earth [...]

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

The John Robinson Largest, Most Complete Menagerie on Earth

The John Robinson Largest, Most Complete Menagerie on Earth

Circus poster showing interior view of various animals in cages. Copyright deposit.

Poster - Sells Brothers' Enormous Shows - Public domain lithograph

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.

Adam Forepaugh & Sells Brothers enormous shows combined. Wondrous Sumatra, African and South-American wild beasts and birds, ...

Adam Forepaugh & Sells Brothers enormous shows combined. Wondrous Suma...

Wild animals. Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati & New York.

The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth--L'Auto Bolide thrilling dip of death--M'lle Mauricia de Tiers, the fearless, young and fascinating Parisian, in a dreadful, headlong leap, loop and topsy turvy plunging somersault with an automobile [...]

The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth--L'Auto Bolide thrilling ...

No. 21. Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati and New York.

Prominent sections in Ringling Bro's. big new parade. A tremendous spectacular free street carnival

Prominent sections in Ringling Bro's. big new parade. A tremendous spe...

Circus poster showing five separate parades of people in costume and animals representing a "caravan crossing the desert," "children's fairyland," "famous mounted military companies of the world," "warfare in t... More

Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows ... the Funny, Wonderful Elephant Brass Band ...

Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows ... the Funny, Wonderful Elephan...

Poster showing five elephants playing tubas. Copyright deposit. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World. A Group of Mexican Vaqueros and Lariat Experts, ...

Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World. A ...

Mexicans with lariats riding horses. No. 2617. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: I. Title. II. Title: A Group of MExican Vaqueros adn Lariat Experts... .

Cristiani Bros. Circus. Giant safari parading 12 noon

Cristiani Bros. Circus. Giant safari parading 12 noon

Circus poster showing a chariot race. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gallery of Players - for sale here. no. 8, price 25 cents

Gallery of Players - for sale here. no. 8, price 25 cents

Poster showing a man in a red horned costume surrounded by masks. Forms part of the Artist poster filing series (Library of Congress) Promotion goal: U.S. D41. 189-.

Ringling Brothers world's greatest shows ... Jerusalem and the crusades

Ringling Brothers world's greatest shows ... Jerusalem and the crusade...

Circus poster showing a crusader, giraffes, elephants, historical scene and five Ringling Brothers. Copyright in 1903 by Courier Co. Lith. Dpt.

Victorine - La bele colosse Parisienne

Victorine - La bele colosse Parisienne

Poster showing a large woman exposing her knee. Friedlander no. 4197. Ger. K731. 1907.

Minstrel poster. Alabama - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

Minstrel poster. Alabama - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

Public domain photograph of Alabama in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of an old house, Circus posters near Proctor, Vermont

A black and white photo of an old house, Circus posters near Proctor, ...

File print misnumbered LC-USF343-015880-ZD; corrected Sept. 8, 1998. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divi... More

A black and white photo of a pair of doors, Circus posters, Manchester, New Hampshire

A black and white photo of a pair of doors, Circus posters, Manchester...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Poster advertising sideshow at the Rutland Fair, Rutland, Vermont

Poster advertising sideshow at the Rutland Fair, Rutland, Vermont

Public domain photograph of sport activity, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The greatest show on earth

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The greatest show on earth

Circus poster showing a horizontal image of a woman and elephant marching. Gift; Ringling Bros., 1945.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey - The greatest show on earth

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey - The greatest show on earth

Circus poster showing a clown. Copyright deposit. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

P.T. Barnum & Co.'s greatest show on earth & the great London circus combined with Sanger's Royal British menagerie & grand international shows

P.T. Barnum & Co.'s greatest show on earth & the great London circus c...

Circus poster showing the "Great Jumbo's Skeleton" on a pedestal with several spectators; includes a cameo portrait of P.T. Barnum. Caption continues: The colossal and prodigious frame of the largest and noble... More

Five celebrated clowns attached to Sands, Nathans Co's Circus

Five celebrated clowns attached to Sands, Nathans Co's Circus

Library of Congress prints and photographs: an illustrated guide / Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1995, p. 15 Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United Stat... More

Buffalo Bill's wild west and congress of rough riders of the world. A squad of genuine Cuban insurgents, ...

Buffalo Bill's wild west and congress of rough riders of the world. A ...

Circus poster showing battle between Buffalo Bill's congress of rough riders and Cuban insurgents. Copyright by Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y. No. 2296.

The Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth--The great Coney Island water carnival...

The Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth--The great Coney Island wat...

Poster showing performers diving and clowns in the ocean at Coney Island, New York. No. 98-B. No. 70. Printed in America.

The great Wallace shows: colossal 3 ring circus, 2 elevated stages

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]

[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

Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World / Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y.

Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World / C...

Napoleon Bonaparte on horse and Rosa Bonheur painting Buffalo Bill on horse.

[Five male trapeze artists performing at a circus]

[Five male trapeze artists performing at a circus]

35191V U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by the Calvert Litho. No. 51.

[Twelve Asian acrobats performing]

[Twelve Asian acrobats performing]

7841Wp2s U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by the Calvert Litho. Co. No. 59.

John Robinson's 10 big shows combined--The meeting of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba [...]

John Robinson's 10 big shows combined--The meeting of King Solomon and...

Circus poster showing large bust portrait of King Solomon surrounded by dancing girls. Copyright by The U.S. Printing Co. Copyright deposit.

The Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth--The realistic jungle menagerie ...

The Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth--The realistic jungle menag...

Poster showing animals on display and performers beneath palm trees. No. 97-B. No. 12. Printed in America.

Forepaugh & Sells Brothers Greatest Act. The Only and the Greatest Performing Sea Lions in the World. ...

Forepaugh & Sells Brothers Greatest Act. The Only and the Greatest Per...

Circus poster showing a sea lion catching hats. No. 1900.S. No. 84.

[Clowns with Mules] - Public domain  engraving

[Clowns with Mules] - Public domain engraving

Color woodcut. Printers: Warren, Johnson & Co. Designers, Engravers and Printers. Caption card tracings: Circus; Posters; Clowns.

[Clowns with Mules] - Public domain  engraving

[Clowns with Mules] - Public domain engraving

Color woodcut. Printers: Warren, Johnson & Co. Designers, Engravers and Printers. Caption card tracings: Circus; Posters; Clowns.

Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows - Madam Ada Castello

Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows - Madam Ada Castello

Circus poster showing Ada Castello on a rearing horse, and a small portrait of her. 17197 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2632. Caption: Daring Madam Castello's amazing exploits on the equine marvel "Jupiter." Copyr... More

The great Forepaugh & Sells Brothers shows combined. Phenomenal acts of contortion

The great Forepaugh & Sells Brothers shows combined. Phenomenal acts o...

Circus poster showing a juggler, and contortionists performing various acts including backward dives from an extension ladder. 18611 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 99.S No. 67. Copyright by Strobridge Litho. Co., C... More

The Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth The Great Coney Island Water Carnival.

The Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth The Great Coney Island Wate...

Poster shows people in costumes, including clowns, performing at the beach.

Ringling Bros, world's greatest shows Raschetta brothers, marvelous somersaulting vaulters / / Courier Company Lith. Dept., Buffalo, N.Y.

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

Cycles Clément, Paris; Pneu Dunlop / / PAL.

Cycles Clément, Paris; Pneu Dunlop / / PAL.

Advertising poster for bicycles showing a woman wearing a Gallic rooster on her head and carrying a laurel wreath in one hand and a bicycle her other hand and wearing winged sandals on her feet.

Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers America's greatest shows consolidated 8 lovely ladies as living statues illustrating famous art.

Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers America's greatest shows consolidate...

Circus poster showing female figures posed as "An offering to Cupid," "The Sabines," "The Three Graces, lost in the Catacombs," "Youth of Bacchus," and "Rape of Polyxena." Captioned: Faultless female forms posi... More

Hagen Bros. 3-ring-3 circus graphic

Hagen Bros. 3-ring-3 circus graphic

Circus poster showing clown faces and fire cracker. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

2 clowns, 2 mules (?) and circus trainer

2 clowns, 2 mules (?) and circus trainer

Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hagenbeck-Wallace circus - Public domain portrait painting

Hagenbeck-Wallace circus - Public domain portrait painting

Circus poster showing bust portraits of Carl Hagenbeck and B.E. Wallace surrounded with animals and performers.

Die Barnum & Bailey groesste schaustellung der welt Possirliches und Wundervolles Auftreten von Haushähnen und Gänsen..

Die Barnum & Bailey groesste schaustellung der welt Possirliches und W...

Poster showing clowns performing with geese, roosters and a donkey. Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati & New York. Printed in America.

Hoop-La! - Drawing. Public domain image.

Hoop-La! - Drawing. Public domain image.

Circus poster showing a clown: leg kicking through hoop. Public domain photograph - performance, burlesque, dance, cabaret, operetta, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Troupe Wallenda, acrobats and flying trampolin

Troupe Wallenda, acrobats and flying trampolin

Poster showing trapeze and acrobats. Ger. K730 (circus). 1905. Friedlander No. 2927. Purchase.

Barnum & Bailey - I'll meet you at the circus

Barnum & Bailey - I'll meet you at the circus

Triangular circus poster on board showing a woman in a clown costume waving. All corners missing.

Miller Bros. 101 ranch. Wild west

Miller Bros. 101 ranch. Wild west

Circus poster showing an Indian smoking a pipe. 21536A U.S. Copyright Office

Circus posters. Alabama. Great Depression public domain photograph.

Circus posters. Alabama. Great Depression public domain photograph.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mural painting, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Minstrel poster in Alabama town

Minstrel poster in Alabama town

Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus presents "Hold Your Horses" a spectacle recalling happy hour of bygone circus days

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus presents "Hold Your Horses" ...

Circus poster showing text. Copyright deposit. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey the greatest show on earth presents Mr. and Mrs. Gargantua the Great - Buy war bonds

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey the greatest show on earth presents...

Circus poster showing male and female gorillas holding signs for circus and war bonds. Copyright deposit.

Male and female trapeze performers

Male and female trapeze performers

12590F U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Courier Company. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

John Robinson's $25,000 challenge feature--Louis Cyr, strongest man on earth, lifts 4300 lbs.

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 big show of the world--Sells Brothers enormous united shows--Scenes of the Roman corso reproduced ...

The big show of the world--Sells Brothers enormous united shows--Scene...

Circus poster showing a Roman chariot race. Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co. Copyright deposit.

The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth--The world's largest, grandest, best, amusement institution--Total destruction of the Spanish Fleet, on the Cuban coast [...]

The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth--The world's largest, gra...

Poster showing naval battle. Copyright by the Strobridge Lith. Co. No. 67.

The Great Adam Forepaugh and Sells Bros, America's  enormous shows united

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

Die Barnum & Bailey groesste schaustellung der welt Der welt grösstes, grossartigstes, bestes amusements-institut.

Die Barnum & Bailey groesste schaustellung der welt Der welt grösstes,...

Circus poster showing cowboys performing riding and rope tricks. Caption: Scenen aus dem wilden Westen und Zeitvertreib einer Truppe amerikanischer Cow-Boys. Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati &... More

[Twelve Asian acrobats performing]

[Twelve Asian acrobats performing]

7841Wp2s U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by the Calvert Litho. Co. No. 59.

The great Wallace shows An innovation in aerialism, the triple revolving trapeze of the sisters Vortex [...] / / Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo N.Y.

The great Wallace shows An innovation in aerialism, the triple revolvi...

Circus poster showing the Vortex sisters performing their trapeze act. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Adam Forepaugh & Sells Brothers great shows consolidated

Adam Forepaugh & Sells Brothers great shows consolidated

Bust portraits of Peter Sells, Adam Forepaugh, and Lewis Sells. Copyright by the Strobridge Lith. Co., Cincinnati & New York. No. 73.

Pawnee Bill's historic wild west .. the bullfight ...

Pawnee Bill's historic wild west .. the bullfight ...

Circus poster showing a bullfight on top half and parade of matadores, picadores, banderilleros, etc. on the lower half. Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati & New York.

John Robinsons 10 big shows combined 75th year of the oldest circus and menagerie on earth.

John Robinsons 10 big shows combined 75th year of the oldest circus an...

Circus poster shows John Robinson sitting at bottom right of poster and pointing to circus parade and tents alongside river with river boats and a suspension bridge; cityscape, possibly Cincinnati, in backgroun... More

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