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Portrait of woman. Museum of New Zealand collection

Public domain vintage photo from New Zealand archive, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

[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.

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.

Hobart's big united circus acts. Price Valley County fair..

Circus poster showing Asian performers in oriental costume performing balancing acts. Purchase.

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.

The Flying Wallendas in Sarasota, Florida

: 245050 ( http://245050 ) ..Local call number: JJS0048..Title: The Flying Wallendas in Sarasota, Florida..Date: 1960s..General note: Left to right: Raymond Chitty, Carla Wallenda, and Richard Guzman...Physical... More

Twintigjarig bestaan Circus Elleboog . Speelmiddag

Twintigjarig bestaan Circus Elleboog . Speelmiddag voor kinderen uit clubhuizen in Oude RAI Amsterdam

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.

Francisco Goya - [Una reïna del circo.]

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

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...

Clown and policeman. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

This image comes from a collection of glass slides of fairground scenes found in the stores at Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne. twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ( twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ) ..We ... More

Now ready in the New York ledger, Maubikeck, the lion-tamer.

Local Accession Number: 2012.AAP.463.Title: Now ready in the New York ledger, Maubikeck, the lion-tamer..Creator/Contributor: Scotson-Clark, G. F. (George Frederick), 1872-1927 (artist).Date issued: 1890-1920 (... More

Norris and Rowe circus (SAYRE 1891)

Norris and Rowe circus Subjects: miscellaneous Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gargantua 2 - A poster of a gorilla in a field

Gargantua (gorilla). Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Elvira Madigan 1886 - An old photo of a woman with long hair

Elvira Madigan in 1886 Public domain photograph of 19th-century dancer, dance, ballet, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Elvira Madigan ca 1885 - Public domain portrait photograph

Elvira Madigan around 1885 Public domain photograph - performance, musical, dance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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.

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

La brouette. Advertising - Vintage American Trade Card

Public domain photograph of french trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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.

Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth : By the hair of their heads

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

Circus Strassburger diverse opnamen

Circus Strassburger diverse opnamen The post-war recovery of the Netherlands, 1952. The Netherlands experienced a period of economic depression and high unemployment in the immediate post-war period that laste... More

Circus Strassburger Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Circus Strassburger Amsterdam The post-war recovery of the Netherlands, 1953. The Netherlands experienced a period of economic depression and high unemployment in the immediate post-war period that lasted from... More

Miss Anette, Cirkus Scala, Osby.

Miss Anette, Cirkus Scala, Osby. Public domain photograph - performance, musical, dance, 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.

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

John Robinson's Circus WDL10696

Русский: На этой фотографии 1929 г. изображен интерьер цирка Джона Робинсона во время парада-алле на представлении "Царь Соломон и царица Савская" в Цинциннати, штат Огайо. В американском цирке парад-алле пред... More

"Evetta the Only Lady Clown" Josephine Mathews in the Barnum & Bailey ...

"Evetta the Only Lady Clown" Josephine Mathews in the Barnum & Bailey Circus 1895

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

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

Horse at circus in Stockholm 1905

Djurgårdscirkusen år 1905..Photograph by: unknown..Date: 1905.Photo Nr: 1-3448.sparvagsmuseet.sl.se ( http://sparvagsmuseet.sl.se )

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.

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

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.

Youth circus acrobats practicing - Tallahassee

: 262402 ( http://262402 ) ..Local call number: TD00660..Title: Youth circus acrobats practicing - Tallahassee..Date: June 9, 1959..Physical descrip: 1 photonegative - b&w - 5 x 4 in...Series Title: Tallahassee... More

Karl Wallenda in Sarasota, Florida

: 245024 ( http://245024 ) ..Local call number: JJS0046..Title: Karl Wallenda in Sarasota, Florida..Date: 1960s..Physical descrip: 1 transparency - col. - 5 x 4 in...Series Title: Joseph Janney Steinmetz Collec... More

Miss Anette, Cirkus Scala, Osby.

Miss Anette, Cirkus Scala, Osby. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Injunction Granted (64 Photographs)

Circus (254 Photographs) - Public domain, Federal Theatre Project 1935...

B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...

Friedländer.plakat.5.dreirad

Deutsch: Plakat für Carl Hagenbecks Zoologischen Circus - Löwe auf Elefant Farblithographie

Oliver H. Willard - Young Man in Athletic Outfit - 2003.304 - Clevelan...

During this era, people played recreational sports in attire resembling street clothes; this man’s outfit suggests that he was an acrobat or circus performer. It was common in the 19th century to photograph wor... More

Elvira Madigan ca 1886 - Victorian era public domain image

Elvira Madigan in riding habit, ca 1886 Public domain photograph of 19th-century male portrait, studio photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Five male trapeze artists performing at a circus]

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

P.T. Barnum's grand Roman Hippodrome -- interior view

Public domain scan of 17th-18th century landscape print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Circus performers. Alexander Anderson scrapbooks

Public domain photograph - performance, musical, dance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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 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.

Equilbriste Advertising - Vintage American Trade Card

Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charles Frohman's production, The circus girl

C262916 U.S. Copyright Office A.H. Canby, manager. Created and "copyrighted 1897 by The A.S. Seer Print, N.Y." Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

The great Wallace shows ... The Jacksons - Eccentric stilt skaters ..

Circus poster showing performers on elevated skates and comic skating figures. A large piece at the lower right hand, small upper middle portion is missing. Copyright deposit.

The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth : L'Institut de divertissem...

Picryl description: Public domain image of horse riding, cavalry, military, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth. Roman standing races on th...

Circus poster showing races with each man straddling two horses. See Bar. & Bai. 1900.32. Copyright by The Strobridge Litho. Co. Exchange; Hastings, R.B. 1944.

Die Barnum & Bailey groesste Schaustellung der Welt : [Der] Welt gröss...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an amusement park, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth : The imperial Viennese tro...

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

SOCIETY CIRCUS. CLOWNS ON HORSEBACK

Picryl description: Public domain image of horse riding, cavalry, military, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

C.W. Parker ... Steam riding gallery ... "Special" double cylinder eng...

Circus poster showing large merry-go-round and crowd of onlookers; two smaller pictures of an engine and an organ.

Tompkin's real wild west frontier exhibitionCooper and Whitby's Europe...

A two-sided circus poster showing Tompkins on right and Cooper & Whitby's on left. Purchase.

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

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus - See you at the greatest sh...

Circus poster showing a clown face. Gift; Ringling Bros., 1945. 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

Circus poster showing seven women performing in a cage with big cats. Copyright deposit.

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.

Die Barnum & Bailey Groesste Schaustellung der Welt--Lustige Szenen au...

Poster showing performers in street attire clowning with bicycles and rollerskates. No. 1900 B. No. 71. Printed in America.

The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth. Wonderful performing geese...

Circus poster showing clowns with performing animals including geese, roosters, and a donkey. No. 1903 B 70. Copyright by The Strobridge Litho. Co. Exchange; Hastings, R.B. 1944.

The "Big Top" Show Goes On: production materials, 2011-2012

Circus (254 Photographs) - Public domain, Federal Theatre Project 1935...

Ringling Bros World's Greatest Shows - Last days of the Century or the...

Circus poster showing a big parade with men in uniforms on horseback.

Ringling Bros World's Greatest Shows - Last days of the Century or the...

Circus poster showing a big parade with men in uniforms on horseback.

Lion tamer - Print, Library of Congress collection

Lion tamer in cage with two lions, a lioness, and two tigers. Copyright by Gibson & Co.

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

John Robinson's $25,000 challenge feature--Mr. Louis Cyr strongest man...

Circus poster showing various scenes demonstrating strength such as Louis Cyr lifting 25 men at once and Barre supporting an elephant on a platform. Copyright by the Courier Litho. Co.

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.

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.

La roue. Advertising - Vintage American Trade Card

Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

La roue Advertising - Vintage American Trade Card

Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Male act, no. 106 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows a male circus performer standing and riding on a bareback horse, with one foot on the horse's head and one on its back. C3387 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement on... More

Martinho Lowande and his two sons

Public domain vintage photo from New Zealand archive, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

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.

The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth : The world's largest, gran...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an amusement park, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

Circus Mikkenie in Turnhout Belgie

Circus Mikkenie in Turnhout Belgie The post-war recovery of the Netherlands, 1951. The Netherlands experienced a period of economic depression and high unemployment in the immediate post-war period that lasted... More

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