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Piccadilly CircusFebruary 1911: View of the statue of Eros at Piccadilly Circus, in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Roman chariot race engraving 1894Great Men and Famous Women
Smiling ringmaster in circus ring pointing to acrobats juggling, walking tightrope and balancing on unicycle
Barnums Elephantcirca 1890: Jumbo, the famous elephant which belonged to US showman Phineas Taylor Barnum, at London Zoo in Regents Park. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)
London SmogNovember 1922: Fog at Ludgate Circus, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Lady Circus Bicyclist with Penny-Farthing Bicycle(Original Caption) Lady circus bicyclist in front of high bicycle. Photograph of the 1890's. BPA2 #942
Barnum And Bailey Circus Advertisement(Original Caption) Barnum and Bailey Circus advertisements showing the three rings in the big top and a composite picture of all the acts performed. Litho, 1896
Lady Lion Tamer Caged with Lion(Original Caption) 1897-Lady lion tamer caged with lion
Buffalo Bill Cody On Horseback(Original Caption) 1899-Bufffalo Bill Cody (William Frederick Cody) on Horseback
Circus Ringmaster Announcing Acts(Original Caption) Circus barker calling crowd for performance of Gypsy Queen of Hawaii. SEE NOTE
P.T. Barnum and Tom ThumbP. T. Barnum, circus producer, stands next to a table on which Charles Stratton, a dwarf who came to be known as Tom Thumb, stands
Headshoulders Portrait Of Jenny Lind(Original Caption) Jenny Lind (1820-1887), the Swedish nightengale. Protege of P. T. Barnum
Acrobats on tightrope, low angle view
Typical Circus Band On The 1900S(Original Caption) Typical circus band of the 1900's, lined up in front of a bandwagon in the shape of a peacock. Undated photograph
Elephants Photograph Each Other(Original Caption) Elephants photograph each other at the circus. Undated
Female Circus Performer With Bicycle(Original Caption) Lady circus bicyclist in front of high bicycle. Photograph, CA. 1890'S
Circus Balancing FeatCircus balancing feat with five men, foreign in origin. Undated photograph
Roman Circus During Chariot RaceROMAN CIRCUS DURING CHARIOT RACE, (NERO VICTORIOUS)
Trapeze Artists Displaying Their Talent(Original Caption) Circus Poster. The Cordonas Premier aerialists of the world. Sells Floto Circus
"Greatest Show on Earth" Poster Advertising P.T. Barnum's CircusPOSTER ADVERTISING P.T. BARNUM'S CIRCUS: "GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH", JULY 1944
Sells Brothers Circus PosterA poster advertises the Sells Brothers Circus and its attractions
Ringling Brothers Circus Poster(Original Caption) Ringling Brothers Circus poster showing Tiny Tom Tinker, midget elephant with group of spectators looking on. Lithograph 1911. BPA2# 1480
Woman Circus Lion Tamer With Wip(Original Caption) Circus lion tamer: Idola the Lion Queen. Photograph 1880
Juggler On Horseback In French Circus(Original Caption) Juggler on horseback. Undated French circus print. BPA2# 2659
Poster Of Trapeze Artists 1890(Original Caption) Trapeze artists swinging through air. Lithograph, 1890. BPA2# 698
Ringling Bros Circus PosterPoster for Ringling Brothers Circus. Chariot Rider (Quadriga). Undated color illustratoin. BPA 2 #5794
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Poster with Trapeze ArtistORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Colored circus poster for Ringling Brothers - Barnum and Bailey. Photo shows blue garbed aerialist, undated
Woman Swallowing Sword at Sideshow(Original Caption) A circus woman performs a sword swallowing trick. Undated photograph
Thurston, Master Magician Poster(Original Caption) Poster advertisement for Thurston, Master Magician. Undated. BPA2 #2921
Barnum's Circus PosterPOSTER FROM CIRCUS
Female Trapeze Artists In Action(Original Caption) Sarasota, FL: Female trapeze artists in action. Undated photograph. (Photo by �� Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)
Poster for Ringling Bros. Circus(Original Caption) "The children's favorite clown" showing them how a marionette works. Ringling Bros. Circus poster from 1917. BPA#2 688
Barnum and Bailey Circus Freaks(Original Caption) 4/18/1918-: Circus freaks gather around Klik-do Barnum's latest freak from South Africa, found on the Kalahari Desert
Barnum And Bailey Circus FolkThe circus giant George Anger holding Pygmie Klik-Ko
Jess Willard in Cowboy Outfit on Horse(Original Caption) 5/30/1919-Jess Willard with circus. He is shown in a cowboy outfit on a rearing horse
Jess Willard in Cowboy Outfit in Circus(Original Caption) 5/30/1919-Jess Willard with the circus. He is shown in a cowboy outfit
Circus Acts(Original Caption) A general view of circus acts performing. In the ring are clowns, the ringmaster and an acrobat atop a horse. Ca. 1920-1940
Parisian Circus PerformersThe "fat boy" and "living skeleton" of the Paris Luna Park Circus
Circus Gaiety Freaks(Original Caption) 2/4/1920-: Line-up of the Gaiety Freaks. A cozy exhibiton palace in these cold and chilly days. (Photo by © Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)
Elephant Placing Wreath On Memorial(Original Caption) 4/1922-"Old John, " the oldest elephant in the Ringling Brothers-Barnum and Bailey Circus, places a wreath on the memorial shaft erected to "Old Beth
Circus Elephants Standing Together(Original Caption) Sure Sign Of Spring--The Circus Is Coming To Town. Millions of dollars are represented in this line up of trained elephants
Woman Feeding Circus Zebra(Original Caption) Miss Winifred White makes friends with "Mary" the Zebra, by tickling her palate with some choice bits of hay
Lionel Bilrouki, the Lion-Faced Man(Original Caption) 3/21/1923-New York, NY: The lion-faced man arrives from Bremen. His name is Lionel Bilrouki. He will be shown with Ringling Brothers at Madison Square Garden, starting March 24
Tiger in cage playing saxophone(Original Caption) 1/29/25-Los Angeles, California: Duke, the jungle tiger trained by George Carresello, famous animal trainer, playing the saxophone
Cat Pushing Cat in Baby Carriage(Original Caption) 3/16/25-Culver City, California: Plain alley cats get a chance to act at Barnes zoo at Culver City, Cal
Zip the Freak on Coney Island Beach(Original Caption) 6/30/1925-Brooklyn, NY-: Portrait of Zip the Freak standing on the beach at Coney Island
Couple Standing At Circus(Original Caption) 3/19/1926-SOCIETY ATTEND CIRCUS AT ST.AUGUSTINE: St. Augustine, FL: Photo shows Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Moon of St. Louis as the appeared at the Society Circus at St. Augustine, FL
Giant Holding Midget In Hand(Original Caption) 4/1/1926-New York, NY: Although his head reads like a fairy tale, it is not so
Ruth the Elephant Celebrating Her Birthday(Original Caption) 4/8/26-Los Angeles, California: Ruth, the 4-ton elephant, at the Al G. Barnes circus celebrating her 30th birthday
Driveway of John Ringling's Home(Original Caption) 1927-Sarasota, Florida- The Driveway of John Ringling's home in Sarasota, FL
Crowd of People at Entrance to Circus(Original Caption) Photo shows a crowd of people at the entrance to a circus tent. On the right, sideshow attractions can be seen. Ca. late 1920s-early 1903s
John Ringling on Steps with Dog at Home(Original Caption) 3/28/1927-Sarasota, FL- John Ringling, of the famous Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus, on the steps of his beautiful estate at Sarasota, FL
John Ringling with Cigar Outside Estate(Original Caption) 3/28/1927-Sarasota, FL-Portrait of John Ringling, of the famous Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus, at his beautiful Sarasota, Florida estate
Midgets Watch Clown Do Handstand(Original Caption) 1929-Fritz, Gustav and Charles Klinkenhart, midgets, giving charles Post the once over. Th Al G. Barnes Circus for Junior Olympics
Circus Giant Holding Dwarf Woman(Original Caption) 5/10/1929-Paris, France-: Freaks at the Luna Park Circus in Paris
Entrance To Piccadilly Circus Station(Original Caption) 1930-London, England: Subway entrance to the Piccadilly circus station in London, England
Burmese Women Wearing Neck Rings(Original Caption) Disfigurement suffered by Burmese women in the name of fashion: Heavy brass rings encircling neck elongating it for as much as 16 inches
The Flying Wallendas on the High WireAerial wire artists, The Wallendas. Arthur and Frost carry Eugene on bike as Henrietta stands on his shoulders
Joseph Goebbels and Family Enjoying the Circus(Original Caption) The Goebbels go to the circus. Berlin, Germany: Dr
Girl Playing Piano Bent Over Backwards9/16/1938-New York, NY-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Anyone, well, almost anyone, can play the piano the other way, but Orthodox methods are too, too easy for 13-year-old Mildred Buder
Clown Applying Makeup On Nose(Original Caption) 4/4/1939-New York, NY: When Ringling Bros
Flying Artony Artistes Trapeze Act(Original Caption) 4/5/40-New York
Man Painting Toenails of Circus Elephant(Original Caption) A man paints the toenails of a circus elephant. Photograph, 1942
Woman Performing Flaming Dagger Dance(Original Caption) 1/11/1942-: Steel and flame....And here is the striking finale of the dagger dance. Miss Rane has six daggers ablaze, four in her mouth and one in each hand
Flying Wallendas on Tightrope(Original Caption) 1944-The Flying Wallendas on Tight rope
Trapeze Artists in FlightThe Flying Royals at the peak of their trapeze act, completing what is known as a passing leap. Joe Seigrist and is about to catch Juanita Royal
Emmett Kelly in Clown Make-Up
Circus Bear Blows Horn(Original Caption) 3/28/1947-Brown bear which arrived on the Mormacyork at peir 46 with 18 other bears, dogs, mules and horses in the first shipment of circus animals from sweden since the war
Nicholas Brothers at Medrano Circus(Original Caption) 11/10/1947-Paris, France- The famous Nicholas Brothers
Giant Greeting Group of Circus Midgets(Original Caption) 4/5/1948-New York, NY-: Johann Petursson (L), eight-feet-eight-inch giant from Iceland, gets acquainted with the Doll Family
Highwire Bicyclist Balances Two Women Below Bicycle(Original Caption) 4/8/1948-New York, NY-: The Alzanas, often billed as the most daring highwire artists in the world, put on their act for the crowds at New York's Madison Square Garden
Children Stage Circus In New York City(Original Caption) 6/3/1948-New York, NY: Children of Army officers on Governors Island in New York Harbor, staged their own circus
Trapeze Artists Performing in Circus(Original Caption) "An Imminent Catch." Two trapeze artists perform at a circus. Undated photograph
Norman Mailer Performing in CircusAuthor Norman Mailer balances on a rolling board in the ring of the Big Apple Circus. He performs in the 15th anniversary celebration of the circus
Man and Woman Practice Handstands(Original Caption) 5/24/1988-New York, NY- With the Twin Towers in the background, Amelie DeMay of Paris, France and Nicolas Dupere of Montreal
Woman From Circus Talking to Alligator(Original Caption) A woman in the circus is shown "talking" to an alligator. Ca. 1910s
Three Midget Clowns/Full Clown Outfits(Original Caption) Photo shows three midget clowns in full clown garb. Undated
Circus Performer Walking Tightrope(Original Caption) A circus performer walks the tightrope. Undated photograph
Sideshowman Selling Tickets to Men(Original Caption) A barker at a circus sideshow points to pictures of his alluring ladies, he is trying to charm gentlemen into buying tickets. Ca. 1930
Contortionist Sitting on Vase(Original Caption) Contortionist sitting on flower-vase. Salm, the elastic wonder of the world. Undated photograph
Poster Advertisement for Barnum Bailey Greatest Show on Earth(Original Caption) The Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. Scenes in the great Water Circus
P. T. Barnum and Tom Thumb(Original Caption) Tom Thumb and his sponsor P. T. Barnum. Photograph. BPA2# 694
Man In Front Of Circus Poster(Original Caption) ca. 1900-Man in front of circus poster