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Hobart’s big united circus acts

Description: Image of a central circus ring with multiple simultaneous performances including horses standing on a pyramid platform, Japanese acrobats, costumed monkeys doing acrobatic acts, and performing dog, with spectators in the background; with text advertising a September 16-18 show in Ord, Nebraska.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1905
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000116
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.

The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : Déry the most intricate and difficult balancing act in the world. : the 3 Lienerts sensational act the promenade on the horizontal mirror. : The 3 Arleys marvelous act performing the feats exactly as shown in the picture

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Image of three different acrobatic acts being performed before spectators under a circus tent: two male acrobats balancing on a stack of tables, three female circus performers standing upside down on a mirror suspended from the ceiling, and six male acrobats performing balancing acts with poles; small vignettes of head-and-shoulder portraits of P.T. Barnum and J.A. Bailey in upper left corner.

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Hobart’s big united circus acts

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Image of Japanese jugglers, contortionists, and acrobats performing on an outdoor stage with a mountain landscape in the background; with text advertising a September 16-18 show in Ord, Nebraska.

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The Great Forepaugh & Sells Brothers shows combined : phenomenal acts of contortion

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Image of acrobats performing contortionist acts and a juggler performing under a circus tent with clowns in the background; side panel image of an acrobat performing a backwards high dive from an extension ladder onto a platform.

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[Collage of a burlesque and minstrel performers and acts]

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Image of a collage of vignettes of burlesque, acrobatic, and minstrel acts and performers centered between two standing burlesque dancers in red costumes and including vignettes of the head-and-shoulders of fourteen female performers in formal dress, acrobats performing on bars, trapezes, and in balancing acts on balls and on a tightrope high wire, rows of men dancing with some in blackface, a group of female dancers with jump ropes, and a male minstrel troupe with musical instruments.

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The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth scenes in the grand water circus

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Image of various water acts including swimmers, acrobats, and divers in an indoor swimming pool with spectators in the background.

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Al. G. Barnes quality circus of the world "the show that's different" : Champion artists present the supreme circus of all times

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Image of numerous circus performances occurring simultaneously in a tented arena, including acrobats jumping in the air, aerialists swinging from trapezes, a whiteface clown gesturing, an equestrian in a ring with three horses, and lions performing in a cage.

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