Circus World Museum film and video collection, 1906-[ongoing]

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Title

Circus World Museum film and video collection, 1906-[ongoing]

Resource Link

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145786138

Abstract

The bulk of the film and video collection was created by amateur photographers although a small number of items in the collection were commercially produced. The collection documents almost every aspect of the circus from the logistics of moving from town to town to performances. 155 reels are in color and 49 reels have sound.

Extent

[800] film reels and video cassettes.

Holding Repository

Wisconsin Historical Society Archives

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6849084

Wisconsin Historical Society Archives

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Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows

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Major international circus also known as "The Greatest Show on Earth". Originally competitors, Ringling Brothers purchased Barnum and Bailey Circus in 1907, and as a result of World War I locomotive fuel shortages, the two combined in 1919, giving the circus its present title. From the description of Collection, 1973-1979, 1976-1977. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 23196743 ...

Bailey Bros. Circus

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Evans, Merle

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Born in Columbus, Kansas in 1891, Merle Evans joined the S.W. Brundage Carnival Band as a cornetist at the age of fifteen. For the next ten years, he traveled throughout the United States with a number of theater and comedy shows, eventually becoming bandmaster with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. In 1919, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey circuses merged to form what they promoted as "The Greatest Show on Earth." Evans was selected as bandmaster for the newly combined circus, a post he he...

Ringling, Charles Edward, 1863-1926

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Charles Edward Ringling (December 2, 1863 – December 3, 1926) was one of the Ringling brothers, who owned the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. He was in charge of production and greatly admired by the employees, who called him "Mr. Charlie" and sought his advice and help even for personal problems. ...

Ringling, John, 1866-1936

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John Ringling (May 31, 1866 – December 2, 1936) was an American entrepreneur who is the best known of the seven Ringling brothers, five of whom merged the Barnum & Bailey Circus with their own Ringling Bros World's Greatest Shows to create a virtual monopoly of traveling circuses and helped shape the modern circus. In addition to owning and managing many of the largest circuses in the United States, he was also a rancher, a real estate developer and art collector....

Gene Autry's Flying A Ranch Rodeo.

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Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus

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Wallace & Clark Circus.

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Barnes-Carruthers Co.

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Famous Cole Circus

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Clyde Beatty & Wallace Bros. Circus.

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Roberts Bros. Circus.

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Jacobs, Lou, 1903-1992

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Gebel-Williams, Gunther, 1934-2001

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Adams and Sells Circus.

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Seils Sterling Circus

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Kelly, Emmett, 1898-1979

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Doll, Harry.

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Gibbs, Bobby.

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Zacchini, Armando.

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John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. Library

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Freeman, Freddie, 1882-1949.

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Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Wild West.

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Engerer, Ernest.

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Codona, Alfredo, 1894-1937.

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Hamid-Morton Circus.

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Harold Bros. Circus.

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Siegrist, Charles, 1881-1953.

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Don Ameche Magic Show Circus.

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Cole Bros. Circus

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Polack Bros. Circus.

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Davenport, Eva, d. 1958.

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Griebling, Otto, 1899-1972.

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Wallenda, Carla, 1936- .

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Barnett Bros. Circus.

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Wallenda, Herman.

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Hanneford, George, 1923- .

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Gil Gray Circus.

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Dailey Bros. Circus

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Arthur Bros. Circus.

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Hanneford, Gracie.

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Loyal, Alf, 1873-1945.

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Gainesville Community Circus.

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Cole & Walters Circus.

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Mix, Tom, 1880-1940

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Motion picture actor and director. From the description of Autograph, ca. 1920. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122536443 ...

Baumann, Charly

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Barnum and Bailey

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C.R. Montgomery Circus.

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Wallenda, Jennifer.

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Dodson Shows.

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Zacchini, Donald.

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Bob Morton Circus Company.

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Evans, Jean, 1917-1954.

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Downie Bros. Circus.

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Hunt Bros. Circus

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Wallenda, Karl

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Circus Hall of Fame.

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Loyal-Repenski Troupe.

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Horne Bros. Circus.

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Zacchini, Eddie, 1902-1989.

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Stevens Bros. Circus.

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Vargas Circus

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Birnam Bros. Circus.

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Wallace Bros. Circus (1961)

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Clyde Beatty Circus.

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Sparks Circus.

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Watkin's Chimps.

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Benson's Wild Animal Farm.

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Fox, LaNorma.

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Woodcock, Bill

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LaToria, 1945- .

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Jacobs, Terrell, 1904-1957.

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Carson & Barnes Circus.

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Frank Wirth Circus.

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Franzen Bros. Circus.

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Carden-Johnson Circus.

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Sparrow, Dick, b. 1930.

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Sells-Floto Circus

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Davenport, Ben C., d. 1966.

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Tim McCoy's Wild West.

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Wallenda, Gunther, 1928- .

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Hagen Bros. Circus

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Jung, Paul, 1969-

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Biller Bros. Circus.

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Ward, Mamie, 1894-1973.

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Beers-Barnes Circus.

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North, John Ringling, 1903-1985

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John Ringling North (August 14, 1903 – June 4, 1985). His mother, Ida, was the sister of the Ringling brothers. North worked for the Ringling brothers' real estate companies and for the circus during the summers. After the death of his uncle John Ringling in 1936, North became president and director of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows Inc....

Holt, Chrys, 1943- .

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Bud E. Anderson's Circus.

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Austin Bros. Circus.

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Stark County Fair.

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Al G. Barnes Circus.

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Hagan-Wallace Circus.

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Christy Bros. Circus.

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Zacchini, Sylvana.

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Hanneford, Tommy, 1927- .

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Davenport, Norma, 1871-1953.

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Kelly-Miller Circus.

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Diano Bros. Circus.

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Hanneford Circus

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Valdo, Pat, 1881-1970.

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Edgar B. Buck's Circus.

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Parker & Watts Circus.

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Hanneford, Edwin, 1891-1967.

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Davenport, Orrin.

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Burch, Ernie, 1933-1993.

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Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus

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Konyot, Arturo.

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Colleano, Con, 1899-1973

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Kelley, John M., 1873-1963.

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Concello, Antoinette

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Jacobs, Dolly, 1957- .

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Akron Thrill Shows.

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Hanneford Family Circus.

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Atayde Bros. Circus.

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Leitzel, Lillian 1892-1931

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Royal Bros. Circus.

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Del Oro, Pinito.

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Circus Fans Association of America

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Mills Bros. Circus

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Hanneford, Struppi.

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Court, Alfred, 1883-1977

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Stark, Mabel, 1889-1968

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Mabel Stark was a renowned tiger trainer of the 1920s. She was referred to as one of the world's first women tiger trainers/tamers....

Clyde Beatty & Russell Bros. Circus.

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Hanneford, George, 1895-1972.

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Kay Bros. Circus

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Tom Mix Circus

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Zacchini, Hugo.

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Robbins Bros. Circus (1924-1931)

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Ring Bros. Circus.

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Al G. Kelly and Miller Bros. Circus.

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Zavatta family.

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Terrell Jacobs Circus.

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Atterbury Bros. Circus.

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Beatty, Harriet, d. 1955.

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Terrell, Zack, 1879-1954.

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Millman, Bird, 1890-1940.

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Zoppe family.

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Al Sirat Grotto Shrine.

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Concello, Arthur, 1921- .

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Beatty, Clyde, 1903-1965

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Mills, Jack, 1906-1974.

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Russell Bros. Circus.

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Lee Bros. Circus.

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Maynard, Ken, 1895-1973

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Wild west show, circus, and rodeo performer who starred in western films from the late 1920's to the mid 1940's. From the description of Ken Maynard circus material, 1914-1940 (bulk 1936-1938) [manuscript materials] : at the Autry National Center. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79597925 Wild West show, circus and rodeo performer who starred in Western films from the late 1920's to the mid-1940's. From the description of Ken Maynard collection, 1925-1944 [manuscri...