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1900 - 1909 1910 - 1919 1920 - 1929 1930 - 1939 1940 - 1952
Thanks to the Circus Fans Association of America for permission to publish this information from White Tops.
Published in the Circus Fans Association of America's periodical White Tops in the 1960s, Charles Gates Sturtevant compiled this list of circus performances in early times in America, and of the later organized travelling circuses for each year down to 1952. He compiled this valuable resource from the records of newspapers, theatrical and sporting journals, programs, bills, posters, route books and other sources. There will be typographical and other errors in this information. Additional sources should be used to confirm the information. Optical Character recognition (OCR) was used for this online edition. Sources and Abbreviations Sturtevant uses.
Information should be confirmed with additional sources.
| 1920 | Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey (99 cars) (BB Mr 20, Ap 3 1920) |
| 1920 | Sells-Floto (40 cars) (Billboard Apr 10 1920) |
| 1920 | Hagenbeck-Wallace (Mugiven-Bowers) (35 cars) (BB Mr 20 My 8 1920) |
| 1920 | John Robinson (Mugiven-Bowers) (BB May 8 1920) |
| 1920 | Al G Barnes (31 cars) (Billboard Mch 20 Apr 10 1920) |
| 1920 | Yankee Robinson (Fred Buchanan) |
| 1920 | Walter L Main (Andrew Downie) (20 cars) (BB Mch 20 1920) |
| 1920 | Sparks Circus (BB Apr 10 1920) |
| 1920 | Howes Great London (Dan Odom Mgr) (15 cars) (BB Mch 20 1920) |
| 1920 | Gentry Bros (Austin & Newman) (BB May 15 1920) |
| 1920 | Rhoda Royal (Horn & Royal) (15 cars) |
| 1920 | Christy Bros Hippodrome (BB Mch 20 1920) |
| 1920 | Cole Bros (E H Jones) do |
| 1920 | Great Sanger (King Bros) (3 cars) do |
| 1920 | Campbell (Wm) Bros (not original) (5 Cars) |
| 1920 | Campbell, Bailey & Hutchinson (Fred B) |
| 1920 | Backman & Tinch (BB Mch 20 1920) |
| 1920 | Arps Circus |
| 1920 | Mighty Haag |
| 1920 | M L Clark & Sons |
| 1920 | Cook Bros (DC Closed) |
| 1920 | LaMont Bros (2 cars) (BB Mch 20 1920) |
| 1920 | Lombard & Hathaway (Carl) |
| 1920 | Oscar Lowande (BB Mch 20 1920) |
| 1920 | Honest Bill do |
| 1920 | Lucky Bill |
| 1920 | Lowery Bros |
| 1920 | Great Keysone Circus (Sam Dock Pr) |
| 1920 | Atterbury Bros |
| 1920 | Robt W Butlers' Trained Animal Show |
| 1920 | Carl L Clarks Animal Circus |
| 1920 | Clark Bros (BB Mch 20 1920) |
| 1920 | H R J Williams Motorized Circus |
| 1920 | Myhres Great Eastern Motor Show |
| 1920 | Rippel Bros |
| 1920 | Van Arnams' Show |
| 1920 | Lindeman Bros |
| 1920 | Earls' (Johnsons') Overland Circus |
| 1920 | Shorpshires Motorized Show |
| 1920 | Great Wagner Show |
| 1920 | Hum Bug Circus (Geo B Greenwood Owner) (Maitland & Lister Mgrs) |
| 1920 | R T Richards |
| 1920 | Richards Bros |
| 1920 | Orton Bros |
| 1920 | Mollie Bailey |
| 1920 | Rose Killian |
| 1920 | Spaun Family |
| 1920 | Escalante Bros |
| 1920 | James B O'Neil |
| 1920 | Rice, Cooper & O'Brien (broke up) |
| 1920 | Wm J Brays Dog & Pony Show |
| 1920 | S B Anderson' Dog & Pony & Wild West |
| 1920 | J J Evans Dog & Pony Motorized Show |
| 1920 | Carlisles Frontier Wild West (BB Mch 20 1920) |
| 1920 | Boones Circus Wild West |
| 1920 | Ben Holmes Wild West |
| 1920 | IXL Ranch Wild West (Jack W King) |
| 1920 | Texas Ranch #99 Wild West |
| 1920 | Shipp & Feltus (S America) |
| 1920 | Pubillones (Cuba) |
| 1920 | Santos & Artigas (Cuba) |
| 1920 | Alex Lowande & Frank A Gardner Combined (S America) |
| 1920 | Circa Modelo (Mexico) |
| 1920 | Martinho Lowande (S America) |
| 1920 | Saenz Bros Mexican Circus (Haiti) |
| 1920 | Wirth Bros (Australia) |
| 1921 | Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey (100 cars) (BB Mch 19, Apr 2 1921) |
| 1921 | Sells-Floto (Ed M Ballard, Jerry Mugiven & Bert Bowers) (42 cars) (Billboard Mch 19, Apr 16 '21) |
| 1921 | Hagenbeck-Wallace (Mugiven-Bowers) (40 cars) (BB Mch 19 My 7 1921) |
| 1921 | John Robinson (Mugiven-Bowers) (BB May 7 1921) |
| 1921 | Al G Barnes (30 cars) (BB Mch 19 My 7 1921) |
| 1921 | Howes Great London (Mugiven Bowers-Dan Odom Mgr) (27 cars) (Billboard Mch 19, Apr 2 1921) |
| 1921 | Walter L Main (Andrew Downie-25 cars) (BB Mch 19 Apr 9 1921) |
| 1921 | Gentry Bros (15 cars) Austin & Newman |
| 1921 | Sparks Circus (BB Apr 9 1921) |
| 1921 | Palmer (Doc) Bros (15 cars) Included Backman & Tinsch. (Broke up and sold to M Golden) |
| 1921 | Rhoda Royal |
| 1921 | Christy Bros (BB Mch 19 1921) |
| 1921 | Great Sanger Show (Howard & Floyd King) (3 cars) (BB Mch 19 1921) |
| 1921 | Campbell Bros (Wm) |
| 1921 | Cole Bros (E H Jones Pr) (BB Apr 16 1921) |
| 1921 | Campbell, Bailey & Hutchinson (BB May 14 1921) |
| 1921 | La Mont Bros |
| 1921 | W E Morgan (2 cars) |
| 1921 | Mighty Haag (BB Mch 19 1921 |
| 1921 | Honest Bill (Wm Newton) do |
| 1921 | Atterbury Bros |
| 1921 | Lindemann Bros |
| 1921 | Lincoln Bros (H S Palmer Mgr) |
| 1921 | M L Clark & Sons |
| 1921 | Wheeler Bros (Al F.) (BB Apr 16 1921) |
| 1921 | Rippel Bros |
| 1921 | Lowery Bros |
| 1921 | Great Keystone (Sam Dock Pr) |
| 1921 | Jas B O'Neil |
| 1921 | Myhres Great Eastern |
| 1921 | Carl Clarks' One Ring Show |
| 1921 | Escalante Bros |
| 1921 | Spaun Family |
| 1921 | Franklin Bros (Harry Hugo Mgr) |
| 1921 | Esquedo Bros (in California) |
| 1921 | Earls' Greater European (Earl Johnson Pr) |
| 1921 | Engle & Eldridge |
| 1921 | F Richard & Son (of Bandera Texas) |
| 1921 | Richards Bros (W C Richards Mgr) |
| 1921 | B L "Bernie" Wallaces Motorized |
| 1921 | H R J Miller |
| 1921 | Lewis Bros Animal Show |
| 1921 | Hurlburds Dog & Pony Show |
| 1921 | Tom Atkinson's Dog & Pony Show |
| 1921 | J S Sipes Animal Show |
| 1921 | Texas Bills' Wild West |
| 1921 | Eskews' Wild West |
| 1921 | Shipp & Feltus (S America) |
| 1921 | Tony Lowande do |
| 1921 | Oscar Lowande (Porto Rico) |
| 1921 | Circa Modelo (Mexico) |
| 1921 | Santos & Artigas #1 (Cuba) |
| 1921 | Santos & Artigas #2 (S America) |
| 1921 | Pagels Circus (10 cars) (S Africa) |
| 1921 | Calleano's Circus (Australia) |
| 1921 | Soles' Circus do |
| 1922 | Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey (100 cars) (To Calif) (BB Apr 1 1922) |
| 1922 | Sells-Floto (40 cars) (Mugiven-Bowers & Ballard) (BB Apr 15 1922) |
| 1922 | Hagenbeck-Wallace (30 cars) do (BB, Apr 29 1922) |
| 1922 | John Robinson (30 cars) do (BB May 6 1922) |
| 1922 | Al G Barnes (30 cars) (BB Apr 1 1922) |
| 1922 | Gollmar Bros (Howes London last year) M B & B (BB Mch 18 My 12 '22) |
| 1922 | W L Main Andrew Downie (BB Apr 29 1922) |
| 1922 | Sparks Circus (BB Apr 8 1922) |
| 1922 | Gentry Bros |
| 1922 | Howes Great London & Van Amburgh ( 15 cars) (BB Apr 1 1922) (Mike Golden-M B Runkle bought Palmer Bros) |
| 1922 | Christy Bros (10 cars) (BB Mch 18 1922) |
| 1922 | Pattersons Wild Animal Circus (20 cars - Closed) do |
| 1922 | Rhoda Royal (Closed) |
| 1922 | Great Sanger (3 cars) King Bros Title changed later to M L Clark & Son do |
| 1922 | Campbell, Bailey & Hutchinson (Fred B) (5 cars) |
| 1922 | M L Clark & Sons (Howard & Floyd King Mgrs) |
| 1922 | W E Morgans "Nickle Plate" (BB Mch 18 1922) |
| 1922 | Mighty Haag |
| 1922 | Hunts New Modern |
| 1922 | Honest Bill & Lucky Bill Combined |
| 1922 | Cole Bros (E H Jones) (BB Mch 18 1922) |
| 1922 | La Mont Bros do |
| 1922 | Lindemann Bros do |
| 1922 | Atterbury Bros do |
| 1922 | Lowery Bros do |
| 1922 | Wheeler Bros (Fred Elzor Mgr) |
| 1922 | Campbell (Wm) Bros |
| 1922 | Rippel Bros |
| 1922 | Hugo Bros |
| 1922 | R L Russells Virginia Show |
| 1922 | Solls Bros (Sam Solomon Mgr) |
| 1922 | Jas B O'Neil |
| 1922 | Great Keystone (Sam Dock) |
| 1922 | Harry La Roy |
| 1922 | Great Wagner Show |
| 1922 | C L Alderfers Circus |
| 1922 | Rose Killian |
| 1922 | Tom Atkinsons' Dog & Pony Show |
| 1922 | Ben Holmes Wild West |
| 1922 | Montana Bills' Wild West (C G Ballantyne Mgr) |
| 1922 | Shipp & Feltus (South America) |
| 1922 | E Saenz do |
| 1922 | Oscar Lowende do |
| 1922 | Circo Modelo (Francisco Beas Pr) (Mexico) |
| 1922 | Pubillones (Cuba) |
| 1922 | Santos & Artigas (Cuba) |
| 1922 | Harmston (Far East) |
| 1922 | Fillis do |
| 1922 | Wirth Circus (Australia) |
| 1922 | Colleanos Circus do |
| 1923 | Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey (100 cars to Calif.) Billboard Mch 19, 31 1923) |
| 1923 | Sells-Floto (45-50 Cars) (BB Mch 17, Apr 14 1923) |
| 1923 | Hagenbeck-Wallace (BB May 5 1923) |
| 1923 | John Robinson |
| 1923 | Al G Barnes (BB Apr 7 1923) |
| 1923 | W L Main (Andrew Downie) (Apr 14 1923 BB) |
| 1923 | Sparks Circus (20 cars) (BB Mch 17, Apr 14 1923) |
| 1923 | World Bros (Fred Buchanan) (20 cars) |
| 1923 | Gentry Bros-Patterson Combined (15 cars BB Mch 17 May 5 1923) (Austin & Newman sell to Patterson) |
| 1923 | Christy Bros (Geo W Christy Pr) (15 cars) |
| 1923 | Golden Bros (Mike) (15 cars) (BB Mch 17 May 5 1923) |
| 1923 | Cole Bros (E H Jones) |
| 1923 | Rice Bros (King Bros prs) |
| 1923 | Great Sanger |
| 1923 | Campbell Bros (John H Barry Pr) |
| 1923 | Mighty Haag (21 trucks & 45 wagons) (BB Mch 17 1923) |
| 1923 | La Mont Bros do |
| 1923 | R L Atterbury |
| 1923 | Bantley Bros |
| 1923 | Burlingame Bros (BB Mch 17 1923) |
| 1923 | Great Danby Motorized (Lindemann Bros GH & Albert Mgrs) do |
| 1923 | Lindemann Bros Motorized (Billy & Chas Lindemann Prs) do |
| 1923 | Lucky Bill (Wm Newton Jr Mgr) do |
| 1923 | Honest Bill (Wm Newton Sr Mgr) do |
| 1923 | Montana Belle (4 trucks & 15 Wagons) do |
| 1923 | Rippel Bros Motorized (7 trucks) do |
| 1923 | R L Russells' Circus |
| 1923 | M L Clark & Sons |
| 1923 | Henry (J E) Bros |
| 1923 | Jas B O'Neil |
| 1923 | Spauns (Byron) Family Show |
| 1923 | Moore One Ring Circus |
| 1923 | Rouen Bros Motorized Show (BB Mch 17 1923) |
| 1923 | W E Glenn |
| 1923 | Rose Killian |
| 1923 | C L Alderfers Show |
| 1923 | W E Morgans' "Nickle Plate" |
| 1923 | Smith Bros & Lincoln |
| 1923 | Solls' Bros |
| 1923 | Miller Bros |
| 1923 | Richard Bros |
| 1923 | Lowery Bros |
| 1923 | Woltz Bros |
| 1923 | Great Keystone State |
| 1923 | Robson Bros, Rice & Bell (Harry Hulman & Walter DeHoman Prs) |
| 1923 | Daly Bros Circus (Tom Atkinson Pr) |
| 1923 | Lockery Bros Petland Circus |
| 1923 | Western Dog & Pony Show |
| 1923 | Bob Mortons Fraternity Circus (3rd season) |
| 1923 | Ben Holmes' Wild West |
| 1923 | Shipp & Feltus Circus (S America) |
| 1923 | Sarrasini do |
| 1923 | Saenz Freres (C America) |
| 1923 | Modelo Circus F Beas (15 cars) (Mexico) |
| 1923 | Pubillones (Cuba) |
| 1923 | Santos & Artigas do |
| 1923 | Circo Canarias do |
| 1923 | Harmston's Circus (Far East) |
| 1924 | Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey (100 cars) (BB Mch 22, Apr 5 1924) |
| 1924 | Sells-Floto (30 cars) (BB Mch 22 Apr 12 Sep 13 1924) |
| 1924 | Hagenbeck-Wallace (30 cars) (BB Mch 22 May 3 1924) |
| 1924 | John Robinson (30 cars) (BB Apr 26 1924) |
| 1924 | Al G Barnes (30 cars) (BB Mch 22 Apr 5 1924) |
| 1924 | Robbins Bros (25 cars Fred Buchanan Pr) (BB Mch 22 May 17 1924) |
| 1924 | Sparks Circus (20 cars) (BB Mch 22 Apr 12 1924) |
| 1924 | W L Main (Andrew Downie sold to Miller Bros "101" Ranch) |
| 1924 | Gentry Bros - Patterson ( 15 cars) (BB Mch 22 May 10 1924) |
| 1924 | Christy Bros |
| 1924 | Golden Bros (broke up and sold to G W Christy (BB Mch 22, 29 1924) |
| 1924 | Cole Bros (2 cars) |
| 1924 | Rice Bros (H & F King) |
| 1924 | Mighty Haag (BB Mch 22 Jun 21 1924) |
| 1924 | C L Alderfers Overland Show (BB Mch 2 1924) |
| 1924 | R L Atterburys Trained Animal Show do |
| 1924 | Honest Bill do |
| 1924 | Lucky Bill do |
| 1924 | M L Clark & Sons |
| 1924 | Cooper Bros (Alex C Jones Mgr) do |
| 1924 | Seils-Sterling Show do (Billy & Albert Lindemann Prs) |
| 1924 | Wilson-Arling Bros (Theo Webber & Billy Lindemann Prs) |
| 1924 | Gollmar Bros (C J Monohan Mgr) |
| 1924 | Russell Bros (J J Russell & Harley Tyler Prs) (Fraternal Dates) |
| 1924 | Campbell Bros and Lucky Bill Combination (A B Campbell Mgr) |
| 1924 | Ketrow Bros Circus (Wm & Frank) |
| 1924 | Wm Schultz |
| 1924 | Geo W Johnsons' Circus |
| 1924 | Clark Bros |
| 1924 | Tom Atkinson's Show |
| 1924 | Zarra Bros (Joe) |
| 1924 | Pilmore (Dan) & Jones (Ben R) |
| 1924 | Earl F Bonham |
| 1924 | Rose Killian |
| 1924 | Barlow Bros (Prof Musget Mgr) |
| 1924 | Fred C. Wilkins (California broke up) |
| 1924 | Bob Morton Fraternal dates |
| 1924 | Rodgers (Nat D) & Harris (E L) do |
| 1924 | Knisley Bros (RG VF) do |
| 1924 | Pollie Bros (Harry J & John C) do |
| 1924 | Irving J Pollack do |
| 1924 | Frank Marshalls Indoor |
| 1924 | Fun on the Farm Circus (John M Kelley & John Agee Prs) |
| 1924 | Frank M McIntyre (Fraternal dates) |
| 1924 | Burlingame Bros (JA & EC) (broke up) (BB Mch 22 1924) |
| 1924 | Dakota Max Wild West |
| 1924 | Schweyer (Emil) & Dunbars' Circus (S America) |
| 1925 | Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey (100 cars) (BB Mch 21, Apr 4 1925) |
| 1925 | Sells-Floto (30 cars) (Billboard Mch 21, Apr 18 1925) |
| 1925 | Hagenbeck-Wallace (30 cars) (Billboard Mch 21, May 2, 1925) |
| 1925 | John Robinson (30 cars) (Billboard Apr 25 1925) |
| 1925 | Al G Barnes (30 cars) (Billboard Mch 21, 28 Apr 11 1925) |
| 1925 | Robbins Bros (25 cars) (Billboard May 2, 9, 1925) |
| 1925 | Sparks Circus (20 cars) (Billboard Mch 21 Apr 18 1925) |
| 1925 | Christy Bros (19 cars) (Billboard Mch 28 1925) |
| 1925 | W L Main (15 cars) (Howard & Floyd King Prs) (BB Mch 21 Apr 25 '25) |
| 1925 | Gentry Bros-Patterson (15 cars) Closed Sept 18 & sold to King Bros and John Pluto) (Billboard Mch 21 1925) |
| 1925 | Lee Bros (G W Christy Pr) (Billboard Apr 4 1925) |
| 1925 | Gollmar Bros (Sold to Arthur Heritage Hoffman) (BB Mch 21 1925) |
| 1925 | Cooper Bros (E H Jones Mgr) (BB Mch 21 1925) |
| 1925 | Mighty Haag (27 trucks & autos-56 wagons) |
| 1925 | Seils-Sterling Show (Lindemann Bros Prs) (25 trucks) |
| 1925 | Mighty Hooge (Col Wm Hoogewaning Pr) (18 trucks) |
| 1925 | W E Morgan's "Nickel Plate." |
| 1925 | Ketrow Bros |
| 1925 | M L Clark & Sons |
| 1925 | Perry Bros (30 wagons) (Billboard Mch 21, Apr 16 1925) |
| 1925 | Orange Bros (Wm. Newton Pr) (Billboard Apr 4 1925) |
| 1925 | Moon Bros (Cy C Newton Mgr) (Billboard Mch 28 1925) |
| 1925 | Sam Docks' Keystone State Circus |
| 1925 | Tom Atkinson |
| 1925 | Bud Anderson |
| 1925 | Carl Bros |
| 1925 | Frank Taylor |
| 1925 | Walsh Bros (A E) |
| 1925 | Lowery Bros |
| 1925 | Human Bros |
| 1925 | Leroys Overland Show (Harry) |
| 1925 | Walker Bros Motorized |
| 1925 | Fishers Circus |
| 1925 | Jas B O'Neil |
| 1925 | Proctor Bros |
| 1925 | Barlow Bros |
| 1925 | Clarion Bros (Geo E Engesser Pr) |
| 1925 | Rose Killian |
| 1925 | Barton Bros Indoor |
| 1925 | Rialdos' Dog & Pony Circus |
| 1925 | John W Norman's Indoor |
| 1925 | Millers' Dog & Pony Show |
| 1925 | Cullen Bros Animal Show (Bert Snow Mgr) |
| 1925 | Robinson (Bert) Bros |
| 1925 | Billy Herts' Wagon Show |
| 1925 | Hildreth's Indoor Circus |
| 1925 | Atterbury Show (Billboad Mch 21 1925) |
| 1925 | Delia O'Dell (Nee Newton) (Karl Larkins & Shojiro) (Albert) (Uyeno Prs) (La Mont equipment) |
| 1925 | Bob Morton (Fraternal dates) |
| 1925 | Jas Dutton (Fraternal dates) |
| 1925 | Rodgers & Harris (Fraternal dates) |
| 1925 | Excel Circus (Wm Schultz Pr) Fraternal dates) |
| 1925 | T A Wolf (Closed May 18) (Fraternal dates) |
| 1925 | Frank J McIntyre (Fraternal Dates) |
| 1925 | Harry Shafer (Fraternal Dates) |
| 1925 | Stella Veal (Fraternal Dates) (G W Johnson Mgr) |
| 1925 | Miller Bros' "101 Ranch" Wild West (30 cars) (BB Mch 21, My 2 1925) |
| 1925 | Santos & Artigas (Cuba) |
| 1925 | Schweyer & Dunbar (S America) |
| 1925 | Circo Carnarias (Cuba) |
| 1925 | St Leon Circus (Australia) |
| 1925 | Harry E Handry's Am. Circus (India & East) |
| 1925 | Harmston's Circus (Far East) |
| 1926 | Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey (100 cars) (Billboard Mch 20 Apr 10 '26) |
| 1926 | Sells - Floto (30 cars) (Billboard Mch 20 Apr 17 1926) |
| 1926 | Hagenbeck-Wallace (30 cars) (Billboard May 8 1926) |
| 1926 | John Robinson (30 cars) (Billboard Mch 27 May 1, 8 1926) |
| 1926 | Al G Barnes (30 cars) (Billboard Mch 20, Apr 3, 24, 1926) |
| 1926 | Robbins Bros (25) (Billboard Mch 20, May 1, 8, 1926) |
| 1926 | Sparks (20 cars) (Billboard Mch 27, Apr 24 1926) |
| 1926 | Christy Bros (20 cars) |
| 1926 | W L Main (15 cars) (King Bros Prs) (BB May 1, 8, 1926) |
| 1926 | Gentry Bros ( 15 cars) (King Bros Prs) |
| 1926 | Christ & Hough (3 cars) (BB Apr 3 1926) |
| 1926 | Lee Bros (15 cars) (G W Christy Pr) (BB Mch 20, Apr 24 1926) |
| 1926 | Downie Bros Motorized (Andrew Downie pr) (BB Mch 20 1926) |
| 1926 | Heritage Bros (10 cars) do (Closed taken over by J Mugiven) |
| 1926 | Mighty Haag do |
| 1926 | Orange Bros-Moon Bros Combined (Billboard Mch 20 My 15 1926) |
| 1926 | Seils-Sterling (Billboard Mch 20, Jun 9 1926) |
| 1926 | Zellmar Bros (Geo Engesser Pr) (Billboard Mch 20, May 15 1926) |
| 1926 | Cooper Bros (Billboard Apr 10, 17 1926) |
| 1926 | Atterbury Bros |
| 1926 | Barton Bros. |
| 1926 | Ketrow Bros |
| 1926 | Knight Bros |
| 1926 | Bonhomme Bros |
| 1926 | O'Neil Bros |
| 1926 | Walker Bros |
| 1926 | Willard Bros |
| 1926 | Lamont (C R) Bros |
| 1926 | M L Clark & Sons |
| 1926 | Walsh Bros |
| 1926 | Hoaglands' Circus & Hippodrome |
| 1926 | Excel Circus (Wm Schulz Pr) |
| 1926 | Great Keystone (Sam Dock) |
| 1926 | Sig Sautelle (Closed) |
| 1926 | Tom Atkinson |
| 1926 | Great Wilson Show (J M Fulbright Pr) |
| 1926 | Betty May Allen Circus (Harry Allen mgr) |
| 1926 | Wick Leonards Dog & Pony Show |
| 1926 | Bob Mortons' Circus (Fraternal Dates) (BB Apr 10, 17 1926) |
| 1926 | Frank McIntyre do |
| 1926 | Hildreth's Indoor do |
| 1926 | Jas Dutton do |
| 1926 | Miller Bros "101 Ranch Wild West (30 cars) (BB My 8 1926) |
| 1926 | Ben Holmes Wild West |
| 1926 | Dakota Max Wild West |
| 1926 | Oklahoma Ranch Wild West |
| 1926 | Tiger Bill's Wild West |
| 1926 | King Bros (Rodeo) Wild West |
| 1926 | Sarrasinis Circus (Europe) |
| 1926 | Circus Krone do |
| 1926 | Hagenbecks Circus do |
| 1926 | Corty Althoff do |
| 1926 | Barum Kreiser do |
| 1926 | Strabburger do |
| 1926 | Santos & Artigas (Cuba) |
| 1926 | Schweyer & Dunbar (S America) |
| 1926 | Pachecho Circus (Chili) |
| 1927 | Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey (100 cars) (BB Mch 14, Apr 23 1927) |
| 1927 | Sells-Floto (30 cars) do (Mugiven, Bowers & Ballard) |
| 1927 | Hagenbeck-Wallace (30 cars) do (BB Mch 19, Jun 4 '27) |
| 1927 | John Robinson (30 cars) do (BB Apr 30 1927) |
| 1927 | Al G Barnes (30 cars) (BB May 7 1927) |
| 1927 | Robbins Bros (25 cars) Fred Buchanan Pr) do |
| 1927 | Christy Bros (25 cars) (Geo W Christy Pr) (BB Apr 9 1927) |
| 1927 | Sparks Bros (20 cars) (Charles Sparks Mgr) (BB Mch 21, Apr 16 1927) |
| 1927 | Walter L Main (20 cars) (Howard & Floyd King) (BB Mch 19 Apr 7 1927) |
| 1927 | Gentry Bros (15 cars) (Howard & Floyd King) (BB Mch 19, Apr 30 1927) |
| 1927 | Cook & Cole (Leo Cook, Arthur Hoffman Prs) (Frank J Taylor's old equipment. Broke up) |
| 1927 | Cooper Bros (E H Jones Pr) (3 cars) |
| 1927 | Downie Bros (Motorized) (Andrew Downie) (BB May 21 1927) |
| 1927 | Mighty Haag Motorized & Wagons (Ernest Haag Pr) (BB Mch 19 1927) |
| 1927 | Seils-Sterling Motorized (Lindemann Bros Wm & GH) (BB Mch 26 1927) |
| 1927 | Hunts' Circus |
| 1927 | Atterbury & Mighty Hooge |
| 1927 | Honest Bill (Wm Newton Jr.) |
| 1927 | Moon Bros (Cly Newton) |
| 1927 | Zellmar Bros (Geo Engesser) (BB Mch 26 1927) |
| 1927 | M L Clark & Sons (BB Mch 5 1927) |
| 1927 | Orton Bros |
| 1927 | O'Neil Bros |
| 1927 | Jno Keeler Bros |
| 1927 | La Mont Bros |
| 1927 | Rogers Bros |
| 1927 | Slinger Bros |
| 1927 | Vanderburg Bros (Frank E Hall Pr) |
| 1927 | Stark Bros (Eli Nelson & Walter Picotte, Prs) |
| 1927 | Davidson Bros (Jim & Jno) |
| 1927 | Henry Bros (J E & Geo) |
| 1927 | Rose Killian |
| 1927 | Maudie Bailey |
| 1927 | Bon Homme Circus |
| 1927 | Foster Bros (Art Eldridge E A Root Prs) |
| 1927 | Daly Bros (Tom Atkinson) |
| 1927 | Ketrow Bros |
| 1927 | Dorsey Bros |
| 1927 | Silvan-Drew |
| 1927 | J J Evans |
| 1927 | Olinger Bros |
| 1927 | F F Smith |
| 1927 | C W Webb |
| 1927 | Richards Bros (W C) |
| 1927 | H A Bruce |
| 1927 | Great Keystone State Circus (Sam Dock pr) |
| 1927 | Moore's Overland Circus (W S & C Moore Prs) |
| 1927 | London Hippodrome Circus CR M Harvey Mgr) Indoor dates |
| 1927 | Bob Morton's Circus (Fraternity Dates) (BB Feb 12 1927) |
| 1927 | Frank J McIntyre do |
| 1927 | Eldridge (Art) & Barton (Geo) do |
| 1927 | Millers "101" Ranch Wild West (25 cars) |
| 1927 | Ben Holmes (Wild West) |
| 1927 | California Franks' Wild West |
| 1927 | Allen Bros Wild West |
| 1927 | King Bros Rodeo Wild West |
| 1927 | Boswell Bros (South Africa) |
| 1927 | Pagel's Circus do |
| 1928 | Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey (100 cars) (BB Mch 24, Apr 14 1928) |
| 1928 | Sells-Floto (30 cars) (BB Mch 24, Apr 21 1928) |
| 1928 | Hagenbeck-Wallace (30 cars) do |
| 1928 | John Robinson (30 cars) (BB Mch 24 1928) |
| 1928 | Al G Barnes (30 cars) (BB Mch 24, 31 1928) |
| 1928 | Sparks Circus (20 cars) (BB Mch 24, Apr 14 1928) |
| 1928 | Robbins Bros (25 cars) (BB May 19 1928) |
| 1928 | Christy Bros (BB Apr 7, 14, 1928) |
| 1928 | Walter L Main (15 cars) (B Mch 24 1928) |
| 1928 | Gentry Bros (15 cars) (BB Mch 24, May 5 1928) |
| 1928 | Downie Bros (BB Mch 24, May 26 1928) |
| 1928 | Mighty Haag (BB Mch 24 Apr 7 1928) |
| 1928 | Sails Sterling |
| 1928 | Barnett Bros (W D Rodgers & W Hamilton Prs) (BB May 26 1928) |
| 1928 | Zellmar Bros (Later changed to Schell Bros) (BB Mch 24 Apr 14 1928) (Geo Engesser Pr) |
| 1928 | Cole & Rogers (3 cars) |
| 1928 | Moon Bros |
| 1928 | Honest Bill |
| 1928 | M L Clark & Sons |
| 1928 | Silvan-Drew (A Wachter Pr - At F Wheeler Mgr) (BB Mch 24, Apr 28 '28) |
| 1928 | Atterbury & Hooge (BB Mch 24 1928) |
| 1928 | Vanderburg Bros (Frank E Hall Pr) |
| 1928 | Stark Bros (BB Mch 24 1928) |
| 1928 | Russell Bros |
| 1928 | Lewis (Paul M) & Zimmerman (E R) |
| 1928 | Escalante Bros |
| 1928 | Hunts Circus |
| 1928 | Ketrow Bros |
| 1928 | La Mont Bros |
| 1928 | Marlow Bros (Robt Wing Mgr) |
| 1928 | Brison Bros (Sam Dock Mgr) |
| 1928 | Adams Bros |
| 1928 | Knight Bros |
| 1928 | Webb Bros (C & S) |
| 1928 | Dorsey Bros |
| 1928 | Mack Hale Bros (J P McHale Mgr) |
| 1928 | Allen Bros |
| 1928 | Orton Bros |
| 1928 | Lundy Bros (E W Ewing Mgr) |
| 1928 | Hurlburd Bros (Dr N B) |
| 1928 | Richard Bros (J K Smith Mgr) |
| 1928 | Singer Bros (Pat Kelly Mgr) |
| 1928 | Conroy Bros |
| 1928 | Maudie Bailey |
| 1928 | Rose Killian |
| 1928 | Granger & Cameron |
| 1928 | Col. Davis & Son |
| 1928 | Excel Animal Circus (Wm Schulz Pr) |
| 1928 | Big Otto Wild Animal Circus (W K Peck Mgr) (BB May 5 1928) |
| 1928 | Bob Morton (A E Waltrip mgr) (Fraternal Dates) (BB May 12 1928) |
| 1928 | Murphy Bros do |
| 1928 | Eldridge (art) and Bentum (BB Jun 2 1928) |
| 1928 | Miller Bros 101 Ranch Wild West (30 cars) (BB Mch 24, May 5 1928) |
| 1928 | Art Mix Wild West |
| 1928 | Snell Bros Wild West |
| 1928 | King Bros Rodeo Wild West |
| 1928 | California Frank Wild West |
| 1928 | Santos (Pablo) & Artigas (Jesus) (Cuba) |
| 1928 | Emil Schweyer & Dunbar (C & S America) |
| 1928 | E K Fernandez (Hawaii) |
| 1928 | Felix Morales |
| 1929 | Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey (90 cars) (BB Mch 30 1929) |
| 1929 | Sells-Floto (30 cars) (later 38 cars) (BB Mch 23 30, 1929) |
| 1929 | Hagenbeck-Wallace (30 cars) (BB Mch 23 Apr 26 1929) |
| 1929 | John Robinson (25 cars) (BB May 4 1929) |
| 1929 | Al G Barnes (30 cars) (M B & B Prs) (L Cronin Mgr) (BB Mch 23 1929) |
| 1929 | Robbins Bros (25 cars Fred Buchanan Pr) (BB May 11 1929) |
| 1929 | Sparks (20 cars) M B & B Prs (Ira Watts Mgr) (BB Apr 27 1929) |
| 1929 | Christy Bros (20 cars) (BB Apr 6 1929) |
| 1929 | Cole Bros (15 cars) Formerly W L Main (King Bros Prs) (BB Mch 23 '29) |
| 1929 | Gentry Bros (17 cars) King Bros Prs Broke up (BB Mch 23 May 4 1929) |
| 1929 | Downie Bros (BB Mch 23 May 4 1929) |
| 1929 | Mighty Haag (BB Mch 23 Apr 6 1929) |
| 1929 | Schell Bros (Geo Engesser Pr) (BB Mch 23 Apr 20 1929) |
| 1929 | Barnett Bros (BB Mch 23 May 18 1929) |
| 1929 | Seils-Sterling (BB Mch 23 1929) |
| 1929 | Cole & Rogers (3 cars) E H Jones Pr) do |
| 1929 | Chas T Hunt (BB May 11 1929) |
| 1929 | Russell Bros |
| 1929 | Silvan-Drew (Al F Wheeler Mgr) Broke up (BB Oct 14 1929) |
| 1929 | Vanderburg Bros (BB Mch 23 1929) |
| 1929 | Honest Bill-Moon Bros |
| 1929 | Lewis Zimmerman |
| 1929 | M L Clark |
| 1929 | Orton Bros |
| 1929 | C H Allton (The Big Otto Show) |
| 1929 | Brison Bros (Sam, Dock Mgr) |
| 1929 | Ketrow Bros |
| 1929 | Dorsey Bros |
| 1929 | Conroy Bros |
| 1929 | Smythe Bros |
| 1929 | Behee Bros |
| 1929 | Drake Bros (Davison Bros Mgrs) |
| 1929 | J J Evans |
| 1929 | Correll's Circus |
| 1929 | Rose Killian (Billy Stiles Mgr) |
| 1929 | Edward E Snyder |
| 1929 | Robinson Bros (Tom Atkinson Mgr) |
| 1929 | Mack Hale Show |
| 1929 | Camel Bros (A O Perry Mgr) |
| 1929 | Craig Bros & Couchman Bros combined |
| 1929 | E E Colemans Motorized Circus (broke up sold to J Pluto) |
| 1929 | Richard Bros (W C Richards Mgr) (Bandera Texas) |
| 1929 | Stanley Bros (Stanley C Olinger Pr) |
| 1929 | Cook Bros Wild Animal Show (R L Atterbury Mgr) (BB Mch 23 1929) |
| 1929 | Erma Barlow |
| 1929 | Anderson Bros (Bud) |
| 1929 | J E Henry Bros Dog & Pony Show |
| 1929 | York & Miller |
| 1929 | Harr Bros Animal Show |
| 1929 | Escalante Bros |
| 1929 | Jos Bells Fraternity Circus (Jack Moore Mgr) |
| 1929 | Chicago Stadium Circus (Local) (Paddy Harmon & J F McGrail) (Billbord April 6, 20, 1929) |
| 1929 | Miller Bros 101 Ranch Wild West (30 cars) (BB Mch 23, 30 1929) |
| 1929 | Buck Jones Wild West (15 cars) (BB Jun 19 1929) |
| 1929 | Allen Bros Wild West |
| 1929 | Dakota Max Wild West |
| 1929 | Circo Codona (Mexico) Closed |
| 1929 | Circo Modelo do |
| 1929 | Pubillones (Cuba) |
| 1929 | Santos & Artigas do |
| 1929 | Dunbar & Schweyer (S America) |
| 1929 | W K Sibley & Ed Arlington (S America) (Closed) |
Abbreviations: Help with some of the abbreviations found in this listing:
Braathen. Private collection of Sverre O. Braathen. This collection is now largely at the Illinois State University, Bloomington, Illinois.
T. A. Brown's History. Brown, T. Allston, A history of the New York stage, from the first performance in 1732 to 1901, Publisher B. Blom, 1964, 3 volumes (first published, New York, 1903).
Chloupek records, Circus fan and collector James V. Chloupek took notices from scrapbooks and posters and supplied them to Sturtevant.
C A Day, Charles H. Day, circus press agent. He contributed articles to the New York Clipper, Billboard, New York Dramatic Mirror, and the Sporting and Theatrical Journal for over thirty-five years. Also penned several short volumes, such as Show Life.
Greenwood. Greenwood, Isaac J. The Circus: Its Origin and Growth prior to 1835, NY: Burt Franklin, 1970 (originally published 1898).
Glenroy's. John Glenroy, Ins and Outs of Circus Life, Boston, MA: M. M. Wing, 1885.
O'Dell's [sic]. Odell, George Clinton Densmore, Annals of the New York Stage, New York: Columbia University Press, 1927-1949, 15 volumes.
Scholl's. Private collection of Walter Scholl. Sholl's collection is now largely at Illinois State University, Bloomington, Illinois, but a second collection was dispersed piecemeal in the 1990s.
Gil Robinson. Gil Robinson, Old wagon show days, Cincinnati, OH: Brockwell Company, 1925.
Rowes Memories. Joseph Andrew Rowe, memoirs and personal correspondence relative to the circus business through the gold country in the 50's. Albert Dressler (Editor), California's Pioneer Circus,1926.
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