c0768 Circus Photograph Collection, ca. 1920s-1950s A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 2004 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 2005. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss C 768 Circus Photograph Collection, ca. 1920s-1950s 1 lin. ft. (2 boxes) The collection consists of photographs of the Polack Bros. Circus and the Ringley Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus from the 1920s to the 1950s. Included are aerial performers, animal acts, clowns, sideshow acts, set-ups and circus grounds. Organizations: Polack Brothers Circus Ringley Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus Places: Salt Lake City (Utah) Form or Genre: Photographs Background Background Note

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 Scope and Content

The collection consists of photographs of the Polack Brothers Circus and the Ringley Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus from the 1920s to the 1950s. Included are aerial performers, animal acts, clowns, sideshow acts, set-ups and circus grounds.

 Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Circus Photograph Collection, ca. 1920s-1950s, Utah State Historical Society.

Restrictions on Use

The Circus Photograph Collection is the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information: Collection processed by Susan Whetstone, 2005 Finding aid compiled by Susan Whetstone, 2005 Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2005 Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 2005 Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2005 Container list Box Folder Contents 1 1 Aerial acts 1 2 Animal acts 1 3 Animals (not performing) 1 4 Big Cats 1 5 Clowns 1 6 Elephants 1 7 Grounds 1 8 Horses 1 9 Ringmasters 2 1 Set up 2 2 Set up 2 3 Set up 2 4 Sideshows 2 5 Miscellaneous acts 2 6 Miscellaneous (labels)