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Circus Collection

Background imageCircus Collection: L Acrobate ou La Roue, 1927. Creator: Valadon, Suzanne (1865-1938)

L Acrobate ou La Roue, 1927. Creator: Valadon, Suzanne (1865-1938)
L Acrobate ou La Roue, 1927. Found in the Collection of Collection de David E. Weisman et Jacqueline E. Michel

Background imageCircus Collection: Detail of a leaf of a Byzantine ivory diptych showing men and bears at the circus

Detail of a leaf of a Byzantine ivory diptych showing men and bears at the circus
Detail of a leaf of a Byzantine ivory diptych from Constantinople, showing men and bears at the circus, watched by the court. From the Heritage Museum of St Petersburgs collection

Background imageCircus Collection: Sells Brothers Enormous Shows, ca 1885. Artist: The Strobridge Lithographing Company

Sells Brothers Enormous Shows, ca 1885. Artist: The Strobridge Lithographing Company
Sells Brothers Enormous Shows, ca 1885. From a private collection

Background imageCircus Collection: Papa Chrysantheme at the New Circus. Artist: Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri, de (1864-1901)

Papa Chrysantheme at the New Circus. Artist: Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri, de (1864-1901)
Papa Chrysantheme at the New Circus. Found in the collection of Musee d Orsay, Paris

Background imageCircus Collection: The Circus Maximus. Artist: Gerome, Jean-Leon (1824-1904)

The Circus Maximus. Artist: Gerome, Jean-Leon (1824-1904)
The Circus Maximus. Found in the collection of Art Institute of Chicago

Background imageCircus Collection: 'Behind the Scenes, ' by J. A. Fitzgerald, 1870. Creator: Unknown

"Behind the Scenes, " by J. A. Fitzgerald, 1870. Creator: Unknown
"Behind the Scenes, " by J. A. Fitzgerald, 1870. Engraving of a painting. 'The blanket screen; the sorry old Dobbin that drags the troupe from town to town

Background imageCircus Collection: Coney Island, Open air circus, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Coney Island, Open air circus, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Coney Island, Open air circus, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageCircus Collection: G.W. Holden, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

G.W. Holden, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
G.W. Holden, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageCircus Collection: The Circus, mock-up for a book cover, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham

The Circus, mock-up for a book cover, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham
The Circus, mock-up for a book cover, c1950. Illustration for " The Circus" by E Dermot Wellington. Shirley Markham (1931-1999)

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus, 1913. Creator: August Macke

Circus, 1913. Creator: August Macke
Circus, 1913. Three acrobats attend to a female rider who has had an accident. Her inert body is carried from the ring, while the horse that has caused the tragedy is led away

Background imageCircus Collection: Jack Barrett [i.e. Barnett], Barnum's, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Jack Barrett [i.e. Barnett], Barnum's, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Jack Barrett [i.e. Barnett], Barnum's, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Jack W.C. Barnett (right) who was a performer with the Barnum and Bailey circus

Background imageCircus Collection: Preparing for Circus Week - Madison Sq. Garden, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Preparing for Circus Week - Madison Sq. Garden, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Preparing for Circus Week - Madison Sq. Garden, 1913

Background imageCircus Collection: Barnum-Bailey Show - Model Artist Horse Posing, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Barnum-Bailey Show - Model Artist Horse Posing, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Barnum-Bailey Show - Model Artist Horse Posing, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageCircus Collection: Scottish Circus in Krasnoiarsk, 1916. Creator: Unknown

Scottish Circus in Krasnoiarsk, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Scottish Circus in Krasnoiarsk, 1916. From a collection iwhich ncludes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus (Strukova), 1900. Creator: LI Vonago

Circus (Strukova), 1900. Creator: LI Vonago
Circus (Strukova), 1900. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Background imageCircus Collection: A drama in the tiger cage, 1931. Creator: Unknown

A drama in the tiger cage, 1931. Creator: Unknown
A drama in the tiger cage, 1931. Un Drame Dans La Cage Aux Tigres. A circus act goes wrong as tigers attack the tiger-tamer. Front cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre"

Background imageCircus Collection: The juggler: a village fair, 1873. Artist: Beinke, Fritz (1842-1907)

The juggler: a village fair, 1873. Artist: Beinke, Fritz (1842-1907)
The juggler: a village fair, 1873. Found in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales

Background imageCircus Collection: Street scene, 1932. Creator: John Christensen

Street scene, 1932. Creator: John Christensen
Street scene, 1932. Circus

Background imageCircus Collection: The Educated Mules at the Alhambra Palace, 1858. Creator: Unknown

The Educated Mules at the Alhambra Palace, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Educated Mules at the Alhambra Palace, 1858. American circus in London: Messrs. Howes and Cushing's "educated" mules, Barney and Pete who...must have had

Background imageCircus Collection: Horsewoman, 1919. Creator: Gosta von Hennigs

Horsewoman, 1919. Creator: Gosta von Hennigs
Horsewoman, 1919

Background imageCircus Collection: Mode of Advertising in Philadelphia, 1876. Creator: Unknown

Mode of Advertising in Philadelphia, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Mode of Advertising in Philadelphia, 1876. The streets of Philadelphia, as of New York and other great American cities, offer to the stranger's eye not a little that is amusing

Background imageCircus Collection: The Rope Dancer, late 19th century. Creator: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

The Rope Dancer, late 19th century. Creator: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
The Rope Dancer, late 19th century

Background imageCircus Collection: Seal Carved as Circus Impresario, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Seal Carved as Circus Impresario, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Seal Carved as Circus Impresario, 19th century

Background imageCircus Collection: Skirmish in a Circus, 1621. Creator: Jacques Callot

Skirmish in a Circus, 1621. Creator: Jacques Callot
Skirmish in a Circus, 1621. From Les Caprices (second series), no. 470

Background imageCircus Collection: Danses de la haute école - Poses d'une école... 1853. Creator: Honore Daumier

Danses de la haute école - Poses d'une école... 1853. Creator: Honore Daumier
Danses de la haute ecole - Poses d'une ecole... 1853. Danses de la haute ecole. Poses d'une ecole encore plus elevee. (High school dances. Poses from an even higher school)

Background imageCircus Collection: Ceiling of Astley's Theatre, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Ceiling of Astley's Theatre, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Ceiling of Astley's Theatre, 1858. Refurbished building in London. This theatre, on its reopening, has presented new attractions which deserve express notice

Background imageCircus Collection: Farina, with a man on his back, crossing the Niagara on a tightrope... August 29, 1860

Farina, with a man on his back, crossing the Niagara on a tightrope... August 29, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Farina [sic], with a man on his back, crossing the Niagara on a tightrope - from a sketch taken by the late master H. Ingram, from Clifton House balcony, August 29, 1860....Mr

Background imageCircus Collection: The Paris Hippodrome: seventeen horses driven by M. Marin, 1860. Creator: Harrison Weir

The Paris Hippodrome: seventeen horses driven by M. Marin, 1860. Creator: Harrison Weir
The Paris Hippodrome: seventeen horses driven by M. Marin, 1860. After numerous attempts M. Marin has just succeeded in the accomplishment of this dangerous exercise by means of a simplification in

Background imageCircus Collection: View of the RossMarkt in Frankfurt am Main, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon

View of the RossMarkt in Frankfurt am Main, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon
View of the RossMarkt in Frankfurt am Main, 1700-1799. In the middle an avenue with chestnut trees and on the left the St. Katharinen-Kirche

Background imageCircus Collection: View of the RossMarkt in Frankfurt am Main, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon

View of the RossMarkt in Frankfurt am Main, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon
View of the RossMarkt in Frankfurt am Main, 1700-1799. In the middle an avenue with chestnut trees and on the left the St. Katharinen-Kirche

Background imageCircus Collection: Nos saltimbanques, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Nos saltimbanques, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Nos saltimbanques, 19th century. Our acrobats

Background imageCircus Collection: Main entrance, Ringling Bros. circus, between 1895 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

Main entrance, Ringling Bros. circus, between 1895 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Main entrance, Ringling Bros. circus, between 1895 and 1910

Background imageCircus Collection: Les saltimbanques, 1880. Creator: Honore Daumier

Les saltimbanques, 1880. Creator: Honore Daumier
Les saltimbanques, 1880. The acrobats

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus Wagon Figure: Turk, c. 1938. Creator: Robert Galvin

Circus Wagon Figure: Turk, c. 1938. Creator: Robert Galvin
Circus Wagon Figure: Turk, c. 1938

Background imageCircus Collection: Garden or Circus Figure, c. 1940. Creator: Robert Barton

Garden or Circus Figure, c. 1940. Creator: Robert Barton
Garden or Circus Figure, c. 1940

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus, New York, [1935]. Creator: Unknown

Circus, New York, [1935]. Creator: Unknown
Circus, New York, [1935]. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus, New York, [1935]. Creator: Unknown

Circus, New York, [1935]. Creator: Unknown
Circus, New York, [1935]. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus, New York, [1935]. Creator: Unknown

Circus, New York, [1935]. Creator: Unknown
Circus, New York, [1935]. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers

Background imageCircus Collection: Midway, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1893. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Midway, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1893. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago Midway, 1893. Photograph shows trained animals lined up, with trainers, clowns and others, the Midway, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago

Background imageCircus Collection: East Side Safety Campaign, [193-]. Creator: Unknown

East Side Safety Campaign, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
East Side Safety Campaign, [193-]. We are Co-operating With The East Side Safety Campaign - Lincoln Playgrounds [New York

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus, [193-]. Creator: Unknown

Circus, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Circus, [193-]. Children's Circus - Rebate Tickets - Free - Ask Us for them Inside'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

Background imageCircus Collection: Vaudeville Unit, Reading, PA, [193-]. Creator: Unknown

Vaudeville Unit, Reading, PA, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Vaudeville Unit, Reading, PA, [193-]. Reading Company Y.M.C.A...Federal Theatre Vaudeville Unit...Presents - Eddie Blandy - Comedy Acrobatic Juggler; Lou Dentzer - Versatile Comedian; Riddle Bros

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus, Reading, PA, [193-]. Creator: Unknown

Circus, Reading, PA, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Circus, Reading, PA, [193-]. Federal Theatres Circus - "The Big Show"...200 Big Top Performers - 20 Acts - 1, 000 Thrills - Scores of Clowns - Under Canvas - Reading Post No.62 A.L

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus, Newark, NJ, [193-]. Creator: Unknown

Circus, Newark, NJ, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Circus, Newark, NJ, [193-]. Federal Theatre for New York City presents A 3 Ring Circus - All New Acts - 50 Piece Band - Newark Armory [New Jersey]...Sponsor - 113 Infantry N.G.N.J.'

Background imageCircus Collection: Historical Marionettes, New York, 1937. Creator: Unknown

Historical Marionettes, New York, 1937. Creator: Unknown
Historical Marionettes, New York, 1937. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus, Hyannis, MA, [193-]. Creator: Unknown

Circus, Hyannis, MA, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Circus, Hyannis, MA, [193-]. Federal Theatres Circus - "The Big Show"...200 Big Top Performers - 20 Acts - 1, 000 Thrills - Scores of Clowns - Under Canvas - Barnstable Community Council &

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus, Fitchburg, MA, [193-]. Creator: Unknown

Circus, Fitchburg, MA, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Circus, Fitchburg, MA, [193-]. Federal Theatres Circus - "The Big Show"...200 Big Top Performers - 20 Acts - 1, 000 Thrills - Scores of Clowns - Under Canvas - Post No.10 American Legion

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus 2, Bronx, New York, [1935]. Creator: Unknown

Circus 2, Bronx, New York, [1935]. Creator: Unknown
Circus 2, Bronx, New York, [1935]. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus 1, Bronx, New York, [1935]. Creator: Unknown

Circus 1, Bronx, New York, [1935]. Creator: Unknown
Circus 1, Bronx, New York, [1935]. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers

Background imageCircus Collection: Le Bate, in or after 1756. Creator: Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin

Le Bate, in or after 1756. Creator: Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin
Le Bate, in or after 1756

Background imageCircus Collection: 'A Dancing Lesson' after C. Maciver Greirson, 1890. Creator: Charles MacIver Grierson

"A Dancing Lesson" after C. Maciver Greirson, 1890. Creator: Charles MacIver Grierson
"A Dancing Lesson" after C. Maciver Greirson, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Background imageCircus Collection: The 'Polish Reaper', at Cirque-Olympique theatre, between 1801 and 1900. Creator: Unknown

The "Polish Reaper", at Cirque-Olympique theatre, between 1801 and 1900. Creator: Unknown
The "Polish Reaper", at Cirque-Olympique theatre, between 1801 and 1900

Background imageCircus Collection: Toy Bank, c. 1937. Creator: Lew Tower

Toy Bank, c. 1937. Creator: Lew Tower
Toy Bank, c. 1937

Background imageCircus Collection: Metal Toy Bank: Boy on Bar, c. 1937. Creator: Lew Tower

Metal Toy Bank: Boy on Bar, c. 1937. Creator: Lew Tower
Metal Toy Bank: Boy on Bar, c. 1937

Background imageCircus Collection: Society Circus, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Society Circus, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Society Circus, between 1910 and 1917
Society Circus, between 1910 and 1917

Background imageCircus Collection: Society Circus, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Society Circus, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Society Circus, between 1910 and 1917
Society Circus, between 1910 and 1917

Background imageCircus Collection: Society Circus, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Society Circus, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Society Circus, between 1910 and 1917
Society Circus, between 1910 and 1917

Background imageCircus Collection: Society Circus, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Society Circus, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Society Circus, between 1910 and 1917
Society Circus, between 1910 and 1917

Background imageCircus Collection: Society Circus, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Society Circus, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Society Circus, between 1910 and 1917
Society Circus, between 1910 and 1917

Background imageCircus Collection: Society Circus, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Society Circus, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Society Circus, between 1910 and 1917
Society Circus, between 1910 and 1917

Background imageCircus Collection: Society Circus, between 1909 and 1923. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Society Circus, between 1909 and 1923. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Society Circus, between 1909 and 1923
Society Circus, between 1909 and 1923

Background imageCircus Collection: Society Circus, between 1909 and 1923. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Society Circus, between 1909 and 1923. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Society Circus, between 1909 and 1923
Society Circus, between 1909 and 1923

Background imageCircus Collection: Society Circus - clowns on horseback, between 1909 and 1923. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Society Circus - clowns on horseback, between 1909 and 1923. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Society Circus - clowns on horseback, between 1909 and 1923

Background imageCircus Collection: Society circus, between 1909 and 1923. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Society circus, between 1909 and 1923. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Society circus, between 1909 and 1923
Society circus, between 1909 and 1923

Background imageCircus Collection: Barber shop window [with circus poster] in Birmingham, Alabama, 1937-01 - 1937-02

Barber shop window [with circus poster] in Birmingham, Alabama, 1937-01 - 1937-02. Creator: Arthur Rothstein
Barber shop window [with circus poster] in Birmingham, Alabama, 1937-01 - 1937-02

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus Wagon Figure: Dancing Girl, c. 1938. Creator: Katharine Merrill

Circus Wagon Figure: Dancing Girl, c. 1938. Creator: Katharine Merrill
Circus Wagon Figure: Dancing Girl, c. 1938

Background imageCircus Collection: Dancing Girl from Spark's Carousel Wagon, c. 1938. Creator: Katharine Merrill

Dancing Girl from Spark's Carousel Wagon, c. 1938. Creator: Katharine Merrill
Dancing Girl from Spark's Carousel Wagon, c. 1938

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus Wagon Figure: Pan, c. 1939. Creator: Katharine Merrill

Circus Wagon Figure: Pan, c. 1939. Creator: Katharine Merrill
Circus Wagon Figure: Pan, c. 1939

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus wagon figure: dancing girl, probably 1938. Creator: Katharine Merrill

Circus wagon figure: dancing girl, probably 1938. Creator: Katharine Merrill
Circus wagon figure: dancing girl, probably 1938

Background imageCircus Collection: Grimaces et misère - Les Saltimbanques (clown blanc et bonisseur), 1888. Creator: Fernand Pelez

Grimaces et misère - Les Saltimbanques (clown blanc et bonisseur), 1888. Creator: Fernand Pelez
Grimaces et misere - Les Saltimbanques (clown blanc et bonisseur), 1888

Background imageCircus Collection: Grimaces et misère - Les Saltimbanques (clown blanc et bonisseur), 1888. Creator: Fernand Pelez

Grimaces et misère - Les Saltimbanques (clown blanc et bonisseur), 1888. Creator: Fernand Pelez
Grimaces et misere - Les Saltimbanques (clown blanc et bonisseur), 1888

Background imageCircus Collection: Grimaces et misère - Les Saltimbanques (acrobates), 1888. Creator: Fernand Pelez

Grimaces et misère - Les Saltimbanques (acrobates), 1888. Creator: Fernand Pelez
Grimaces et misere - Les Saltimbanques (acrobates), 1888

Background imageCircus Collection: Grimaces et misère - Les Saltimbanques, 1888. Creator: Fernand Pelez

Grimaces et misère - Les Saltimbanques, 1888. Creator: Fernand Pelez
Grimaces et misere - Les Saltimbanques, 1888

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus Wagon Figure: Pan, c. 1938. Creator: John Collins

Circus Wagon Figure: Pan, c. 1938. Creator: John Collins
Circus Wagon Figure: Pan, c. 1938

Background imageCircus Collection: Le cirque Médrano, boulevard Rochechouard, 1907. Creator: Louis Abel-Truchet

Le cirque Médrano, boulevard Rochechouard, 1907. Creator: Louis Abel-Truchet
Le cirque Medrano, boulevard Rochechouard, 1907

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus Wagon Lion, c. 1937. Creator: Howard Weld

Circus Wagon Lion, c. 1937. Creator: Howard Weld
Circus Wagon Lion, c. 1937

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus Wagon Figure, c. 1937. Creator: Howard Weld

Circus Wagon Figure, c. 1937. Creator: Howard Weld
Circus Wagon Figure, c. 1937

Background imageCircus Collection: Age of Chivalry Circus Wagon, c. 1938. Creator: Howard Weld

Age of Chivalry Circus Wagon, c. 1938. Creator: Howard Weld
Age of Chivalry Circus Wagon, c. 1938

Background imageCircus Collection: Industrie, Patience, Intelligence - birds trained by Emilie Vandermeersch, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Industrie, Patience, Intelligence - birds trained by Emilie Vandermeersch, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Industrie, Patience, Intelligence - birds trained by Emilie Vandermeersch, 1850. This young lady...has applied herself from an early age to the training of birds...she exercises over them an

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus Game, n.d. Creator: Manuel Manilla

Circus Game, n.d. Creator: Manuel Manilla
Circus Game, n.d

Background imageCircus Collection: Entrance of the Circus of Caracalla, n.d. Creator: Unknown

Entrance of the Circus of Caracalla, n.d. Creator: Unknown
Entrance of the Circus of Caracalla, n.d

Background imageCircus Collection: He is Dead, 1910. Creator: Gosta von Hennigs

He is Dead, 1910. Creator: Gosta von Hennigs
He is Dead, 1910. A clown in a red costume and white painted face sits on his knees in the arena. In front of him lies a dead man

Background imageCircus Collection: Buffalo Bill's wild west and congress of rough riders of the world, c1899. Creator: Unknown

Buffalo Bill's wild west and congress of rough riders of the world, c1899. Creator: Unknown
Buffalo Bill's wild west and congress of rough riders of the world, c1899. Circus poster showing Cossacks in battle on horseback, and head-and-shoulders portraits of Buffalo Bill and Nate Salsbury

Background imageCircus Collection: Buffalo Bill's Wild West, Col WF Cody, 1890. Creator: Alick P F Ritchie

Buffalo Bill's Wild West, Col WF Cody, 1890. Creator: Alick P F Ritchie
Buffalo Bill's Wild West, Col WF Cody, 1890. Head-and-shoulders portrait of Buffalo Bill, composed of guns, rope, heads of buffalo and horse, snowshoes, etc



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