Circus collection, 1850-1987.

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Circus collection, 1850-1987.

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Advertisements, posters, photographs, programs, circulars, newspaper clippings, books, reports, and other materials, of/or relating to circuses and carnivals in the U.S., particularly in Wisconsin and Sheboygan County.

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Sheboygan County Historical Research Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 8047236

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