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.

1930	Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey (90 cars) (Billboard Apr 5 1930)
1930	Sells-Floto (30 cars) do (John Ringling Owner)
1930	Hagenbeck-Wallace (30 cars) do (BB May 3, 10, 1930)
1930	Al G Barnes (30 cars) do (BB Mch 29 Apr 5 1930)
1930	John Robinson (25 cars) (BB May 3 1930) do
1930	Sparks (20 cars) (511 Apr 26 1930) do
1930	Robbins Bros (25 cars) (Fred Buchanan Pr) (BB May 3, 10 1930)
1930	Christy Bros (20 cars) Closed (BB Apr 12 1930)
1930	Cole Bros (15 cars) Floyd King Pr do
1930	Downie Bros Motorized (Chas Sparks buys from A Downie late in the season. (BB, Mch 24, Jy 12 1930)
1930	Mighty Haag Motorized
1930	Gentry Bros Sam Dill mgr do (BB May 10 1930)
1930	Cole & Rogers do
1930	Schell Bros (BB Apr 26 1930) do
1930	Hunts Circus do
1930	Lewis & Zimmerman
1930	W L Main (Wm Newton Mgr)
1930	Russell Bros (C W Webb Mgr)
1930	Barnett Bros (BB Mch 29, Ag 13 1930)
1930	Seils-Sterling
1930	M L Clark & Sons
1930	Anderson Bros
1930	La Mont Bros
1930	Ketrow Bros
1930	Orton Bros
1930	Brison Bros (Sam Dock Mgr)
1930	Cook Bros
1930	Al F Wheeler
1930	Richards Bros
1930	Conroy Bros (Leroy Easter & Small Burdett Prs)
1930	O'Neil Bros
1930	Vanderburg Bros
1930	Olinger (S Clyde) Bros
1930	Harr Bros (Delmar Harridge Pr)
1930	Holly Bros (Bert Hollingsworth Mgr)
1930	Robinson Bros (Tom Atkinson Pr)
1930	McClure Bros
1930	J J Evans
1930	Henry (J E ) Bros
1930	Parrish (Doc) Bros
1930	Bardon & Doss (Wm B Doss Mgr)
1930	Rose Kilian
1930	Escalante Bros
1930	Coup Bros (E G Smith Mgr) closed
1930	Yankee Patterson Combined (Jas Lenox Wood Pr)
1930	Clack (AC) & Holmes (J J)
1930	Campbell Bros (H W Campbell & J P McHale Prs)
1930	Miller Bros 101 Ranch Wild West (30 cars) (BB May 3 1930)
1930	King Bros Rodeo Wild West
1930	Allen Bros Wild West
1930	Pubillones, (Cuba)
1930	Beas Circus Modelo, (Mexico)
1930	Ed Shipp (W. I. & C America)
1931	Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey (90 cars) (BB Apr 11 1931)
1931	Sells-Floto (35 cars) (Zack Terrell Mgr) (BB Mav 18, 23 1931)
1931	Hagenbeck-Wallace (30 cars) (Jess Adkins Mgr) (BB My 9 1931)
1931	Al G Barnes (30 cars) S M Cronin Mgr (BB Mch 28 Jun 6 1931)
1931	Sparks (20 cars) Ira M Watts mgr (BB May 16 1931 )
1931	World Bros (15 cars) (Fred Buchanan Pr) (BB Jun 27 1931)
1931	Downie Bros Motorized (Chas Sparks Pr) (BB Apr 25 1931)
1931	Mighty Haag
1931	St Leon Bros (BB May 16 1931)
1931	Seils Sterling (BB Apr 25 1931)
1931	Hunts Circus (BB May 2 1931
1931	Wheeler & Sautelle (Al F Wheeler Pr)
1931	Schell Bros (BB May 9 1931)
1931	Lewis (Paul M) Bros (BB Apr 25 1931 )
1931	Barnett Bros (BB, May 2 1931)
1931	Robbins Motorized (Sam B Dill Pr) Opened season as Gentry Bros) (BB Jy 25 1931)
1931	Russell Bros (C W Webb Pr)
1931	W L Main (Jas Heron - Wm Newton Prs) (BB May 2 1931)
1931	Knight Bros
1931	Sam Dock
1931	Todd Bros
1931	Fisher Bros
1931	Snyder Bros (Frank)
1931	H C Seeley
1931	Shook & Lipton
1931	Mack Hale Bros
1931	Gentry Bros (H B Gentry Mgr) (BB May 9 Jul 4 1931)
1931	Conley Bros
1931	Olinger Bros
1931	Orton Bros
1931	Henry Bros
1931	Lees Circus
1931	La Zell Bros
1931	Escalante Bros
1931	Marlows Show (Reuben Ray & Doc Roberts Prs)
1931	N Ferris Motorized Circus
1931	Duttons Circus (Nellie Jordan Dutton Pr) (BB May 2 1931)
1931	J J Evans Dog & Pony Show
1931	Alberts Animal Circus
1931	Milton Holland's Indoor Circus
1931	Craig Bros
1931	Circo Valencia (Tom Atkinson Mgr)
1931	Great European Olympic Circus (For Chicago Stadium only) (BB, Apr 18 1931)
1931	101 Ranch Wild West (BB May 16 1931)
1931	Allen Bros Wild West
1931	King Bros Rodeo Wild West
1931	Santos & Artigas (Cuba)
1931	E K Fernandez (Hawaii)
1932	Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey (90 cars) (BB Apr 16 1932)
1932	Hagenbeck-Wallace (Jess Adkins Mgr) (BB May 14 1932)
1932	Sells-Floto-John Robinson Zack Terrell Mgr (BB Apr 23 1932)
1932	Al G Barnes (30 cars) S M Cronin Mgr (BB Apr 9 1932)
1932	Downie Bros (Chas Sparks Pr) (BB May 14 1932)
1932	Mighty Haag (BB Sept 3 1932)
1932	Sam B Dill(BB May 7 1932)
1932	Seils-Sterling (Lindemann Bros Prs) (BB Apr 30 1932)
1932	Schell Bros (Geo Engesser Pr)
1932	Barnett Bros (R W Rogers & W Hamilton Prs) (BB May 14 1932)
1932	Russell Bros (C W Webb Pr) (BB May 7 1932)
1932	Lewis (P M ) Bros
1932	W L Main-Cody later Bostock-Cody (Jas Heron & F Buchanan Pros) (BB May 14 1932)
1932	Hunts Circus (BB, May 7 1932)
1932	Wheeler A F & Sautelle
1932	E A Harrington's Nickel Plate (BB Sept 3 1932)
1932	Gentry Bros (H B)
1932	Seat & Anderson (Later in season Seal Bros)
1932	Fisher Bros
1932	Sam Dock
1932	Henry Bros
1932	Barry Bros (Closed)
1932	Snyder Bros
1932	Frank Wirth
1932	Kay Bros (Wm Ketrow Pr)
1932	Vanderburg Bros
1932	Reed (E H) & Day (Edgar)
1932	Conroy Bros (Leroy Easter Pr)
1932	Cooper & Dean
1932	Dutton (138 May 21 1932)
1932	Orton Bros
1932	Stevens Bros
1932	Barton Bros
1932	Robinson Bros (Harry A Phillips Pr)
1932	Stahler Bros (J C Roberts Pr) Closed
1932	Mac Hale Bros (Closed)
1932	Norton Ferris
1932	Maudie Bailey
1932	Brown & Lynns Dog & Pony Show
1932	Bob Morton
1932	Milton Holland's Indoor
1932	Ted Lewis Texas Wild West
1932	Allen Bros Wild West
1932	King Bros Rodeo Wild West
1932	California Franks Rodeo Wild West
1932	Tiger Bill
1932	Dunbar & Schweyer (Latin America)
1933	Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey (Billboard Apr 15, 22, 1933)
1933	Hagenbeck-Wallace (BB Mch 25 Apr 22 1933)
1933	Al G Barnes (BB, Apr 22 1933)
1933	Downie Bros (BB Apr 29, S 2 1933)
1933	Walter L Main (Jas Heron, Fred Buchanan & WL Main Prs Tom Gorman takes show in May and then World Bros.
1933	Sam B Dill (Billboard Apr 15 1933)
1933	Seils-Sterling (Lindemann Bros Prs) (BB May 20 1933)
1933	Barnett Bros (BB May 6 1933)
1933	Schell Bros
1933	Mighty Haag (BB Aug 5 1933)
1933	Russell Bros (BB Apr 29 May 6 1933)
1933	Seal Bros (BB May 6 1933)
1933	Charles T Hunt (BB May 20 1933)
1933	Gentry Bros (H B)
1933	Kay Bros (Wm Ketrow Pr) (BB Jun 3 1933)
1933	Wheeler & Almond
1933	All American (Later Cole & Rice) (Russel G Knisely Pr)
1933	Robsons Circus
1933	Tom Atkinson
1933	Freckles Gang Comedy Circus (J Ray Pr)
1933	Bert Sloan (BB May 20 1933)
1933	John Willander
1933	Blacks' Animal Circus (BB May 20 1933)
1933	J J Evans (BB Jy 8 1933)
1933	A H Reed
1933	Joe Glenn James
1933	R L Atterbury
1933	Virgilio Abreu
1933	Sam Dock
1933	Wagner Bros (Ted C Wilson) (BB Apr 29 1933)
1933	Allen Bros (BB May 13 1933)
1933	Lee Bros (Harold A Christy Mgr) (BB Jun 3 1933)
1933	Stevens Bros
1933	Silver Bros Dog & Pony Show
1933	Fisher Bros (Harry Reid Mgr)
1933	Burton Bros
1933	Robertson Bros
1933	Conroy Bros
1933	World Bros (Tom Gorman Pr)
1933	Jones Bros (California) (BB Sep 23 1933)
1933	Henry Bros
1933	Bungle Bros
1933	Olinger Bros
1933	O'Neil Bros
1933	Harringtons' Nickel Plate
1933	Maudie Bailey (E K Bailey Mgr)
1933	White & Spaulding
1933	Frank Lee's Society Circus
1933	Bob Morton's Fraternal Circus (BB Apr 29 1933)
1933	Frank Wirths' (BB May 13 1933) do
1933	Lewis Bros Indoor (BO Mch 11 1933)
1933	Eastern States Indoor
1933	United Indoor Circus from Peru Ind
1933	Royal Bros Indoor
1933	Milton Hollands’ Indoor
1933	All's Wild West & Beverleys' Circus (Chas X Allen Pr) (BB Jun 10 '33)
1933	101 Ranch Wild West (At Chicago Worlds Fair)
1933	Barnard Circus & Wild West (B Lucas Pr)
1933	King Bros Rodeo
1933	Suffons' Rodeo
1933	Wixoms 808 Ranch Rodeo
1933	E K Fernandez (Hawaii) (BB Oct 7 Nov 11 1933)
1933	Monge Bros (S America)
1934	Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey (90 cars) (BB Apr 7, 14 1934)
1934	Hagenbeck-Wallace (40 cars) (Jesse Adkins Mgr) (BB Apr 28 1934)
1934	Al G Barnes (30 cars) (Sylvester M Cronin Mgr) (BB Apr 14 1934)
1934	Downie Bros (Chas Sparks) (BB Apr 21 1934)
1934	Sam B Dill-Tom Mix (Billboard Apr 28 May 4 1934)
1934	Barnett Bros (R W Rogers & W Hamilton Prs) (BB May 12 1934)
1934	Russell Bros (C W Webb Pr) (BB May 5, 19, 1934)
1934	Seils-Sterling (Lindemann Bros)
1934	Mighty Haag
1934	Lewis Bros
1934	Gorman Bros (Tom) (BB May 4 1934)
1934	Schell Bros (Geo Engesser Pr) (BB Apr 17 1934)
1934	Curtis (Dennie) & Gregg (FD) Fashion Plate Circus (BB, May 12 1934)
1934	Pollie Bros (Henry J Pollie & Tom Scully Prs)
1934	Almond (Jethro) & Conley (Jas.) (BB May 12 1934)
1934	Gentry (H B) Bros (BB July 21 1934)
1934	Chas T Hunt
1934	Seal Bros
1934	Beverley Bros
1934	Conroy Bros (Leroy Easter Mgr) (BB May 12 1934)
1934	Kay Bros (Wm Ketrow Pr)
1934	Silver Bros (Sam Dock Pr)
1934	Rice Bros (Howard King Pr) (BB Apr 9 1934)
1934	Lee Bros (Geo & Harold Christy Prs) (BB July 14 1934)
1934	Milliken Bros
1934	Marlows Mighty (Reuben Ray Mgr) (BB May 5, 19, 1934)
1934	Banard (BH) Bros (BB Jun 2 1934)
1934	Olinger Bros
1934	A H Reed (139 May 26 1934)
1934	Orange Bros
1934	Star Bros (Tom Atkinson & E J McCollister) (BB July 7 1934)
1934	Cole & Rice
1934	Cooper Bros
1934	E A Harrington-Pawnee Bill
1934	Speagles' Show
1934	Famous Robbins Show
1934	Celmar Bros
1934	Duggan Bros (BB S 11 1934)
1934	King of Beasts Circus (Wm K Schultz Mgr)
1934	World Bros (Jas Heron Mgr)
1934	Tuckers Circus
1934	Bryan Woods Monkey Circus
1934	Irwin Bros Dog & Pony Show
1934	Harry Hybarger
1934	Beers-Barnes Show
1934	R L Atterbury (BB May 12 1934)
1934	Cole & Rogers (Lester Patterson Mgr) (BB Sep 25 1934)
1934	La Mont Bros
1934	McCall Circus
1934	Miller Bros Circus
1934	M Bailey
1934	Fowler Bros
1934	Hamilton Bros
1934	Henry Bros
1934	Rineharts' Circus
1934	Robinson Bros California Circus
1934	Whitie Rodenberger Fullbright Sisters
1934	Tol Bros Spanish-American Circus
1934	Bob Mortons Indoor Circus (BB May 4 1934)
1934	Eastern States (BB Jun 2 1934) do
1934	Black Bros do
1934	Milton Holland do
1934	Whettens do
1934	Frank Wirth do
1934	Geo Hamids Hippodrome
1934	Standard Oil Wild Animal Circus (Zack Terrell Mgr) Chicago Fair
1934	Buck Taylors Show (Atlantic City)
1934	Orrin Davenports Grotto Circus (BB Feb 3 1934)
1934	John Robinsons Indoor Circus (BB May 19 1934)
1934	Tiger Bill Show (Col E D Snyder-G W McIntosh Prs)
1934	Jones Bros Wild West Circus
1934	Allen Bros Wild West Circus
1934	Buzz Bartons Wild West
1934	King Bros Rodeo Wild West
1934	California Frank's Rodeo & Wild West
1934	Bair Bros Circus and Rodeo
1934	Harry Taylor's Rodeo
1934	Circo Mexico (M Escalante Pr) (California)
1935	Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey. (S 1 Gumpertz Mqr) (BB, Apr 4, 27 1935)
1935	Hagenbeck-Wallace & Forepaugh-Sells (R L Clauson Mgr) (BB Apr 27, May 4 1935) 1935
1935	Cole Bros - Clyde Beatty (Jess Adkins & Zack Terrell Prs) (BB Apr 27, May 4 1935)
1935	Al G Barnes (S L Cronin Mgr) (BB Mch 30 1935)
1935	Downie Bros (Chas Sparks Pr) (BB Apr 27 1935)
1935	Tom Mix (BB Mch 16 1935)
1935	Russell Bros (C W Webb Pr) (BB May 11 1935)
1935	Barnett Bros (Ray W Rogers Pr) (BB, Apr 20 1935)
1935	Gorman Bros (Tom Gorman Pr) (BB May 4 1935)
1935	Seils-Sterling (Lindemann Bros Pr) (BB Apr 27 1935)
1935	Lewis Bros (BB Apr 11, 25, Jul 27 1935)
1935	Haags Mighty (Mrs Ernest Haag Pro) (BB May 4 1935)
1935	Kay Bros (Wim Ketrow Pr) (BB Apr 27 1935)
1935	Seal Bros (BB, May IS 1935)
1935	Orange Bros (John Willander Pr)
1935	Schell Bros (Geo Engesser Pr) (BB Mch 16, Apr 6 1935)
1935	Hunts
1935	Walter L Main later Combined with Honest Bill (Wm Newton Jr) (BB Jun 1 1935)
1935	Famous Robbins (BB Jun 14 1935)
1935	Bays Bros (Taken over by Adkins & Terrell) (BB Jul 6 1935)
1935	Bailey Bros (Bought mid-season by Harley Sadler (BB, Jun 1, 15, 1935)
1935	Atterbury Bros (BB Jun 1 1935)
1935	Vanderburg Bros
1935	Bryan Bros (BB July 6 1935)
1935	Fowler Bros
1935	Milliken Bros
1935	Jethro Almond
1935	Siebrand Bros (BB May 18 1935)
1935	Silver Bros
1935	Rooney Bros
1935	Conroy Bros (BB Jun 22, Aug 20 1935)
1935	Jones Bros
1935	Cook Bros (Formerly Atterbury Bros)
1935	Jack Sampson
1935	Lee Circus
1935	Card's Circus
1935	J J Evans (BB Jun 29 1935)
1935	Norton H Ferris
1935	Chas La Mont (see Norris Bros)
1935	Fred Guthrie
1935	Jimmie Helman (BB Jun 22 1935)
1935	Circo Modelo (Luis Valarde, Pr)
1935	Great American Animal Circus
1935	McCall Bros Pony Show
1935	Tiger Bill
1935	Oklahoma Ranch
1935	Barney Bros (Tom Atkinson) (BB Jun 22 1935)
1935	Beers & Barnes (BB July 20 1935)
1935	Norris Bros (C R LaMont Pr) (BB May 25 1935)
1935	Wisers Animal Show (BB Jun 1 1935)
1935	Riggs Circus do
1935	Jack (Red) Malloy's Hippodrome (BB July 6 1935)
1935	Bond Bros (Went out as Famous Robbins)
1935	Rosselle Bros.
	INDOOR OR WINTER CIRCUS COMBINATIONS
1935	George Hamid
1935	Barnes Production Co
1935	Bob Morton
1935	Polack Bros
1935	Wirth Bros
1935	Sidney Belmont (St Louis Police Circus) (BB Apr 11 1935)
1935	Fisher Bros
1935	Orrin Davenport
1935	Frank H Lee
1935	Gainesville Community (A Morton Smith) (BB Aug 10 1935)
1935	Frank J Walter
1936	Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey (G L Gumpertz Mgt) (BB Apr 18, 25 '36)
1936	Cole Bros-Clyde Beatty do (Jess Adkins & Zack Terrell)
1936	Al G Barnes (S L Cronin Mgr) (BB Apr 11 1936)
1936	Jas M Coles' Wild Animal Circus (broke up after 4 days Cleveland O.)
1936	Downie Bros (Chas Sparks Pr) (BB Apr 25 1936)
1936	Tom Mix (BB Mch 21, 28 1936)
1936	Russell Bros (C W Webb Pr) (BB May 29 1936)
1936	Rice Bros (Ray Marsh Brydon Pr) (BB Apr 25 May 2 1936) (name changed to Dan Rice Circus & Manual King Wild Animals)
1936	Lewis Bros (BB May 23 1936)
1936	Barnett Bros (Ray W Rogers Pr)
1936	Seils-Sterling (Lindemann Bros Prs) (BB May 9 1936)
1936	Mighty Haag (Mrs Ernest Haag Pr) (BB May 9 1936)
1936	Backus & Kilonis (Closed Jun 12 at Millinocket Me (1111 May 30 1936)
1936	Walter L Main (Wm Newton Pr) (BB Apr 25 1936)
1936	Famous Robbins do
1936	Reo Bros (Kenneth Wheeler Mgt)
1936	Kay Bros (Wm Ketrow Pr)
1936	Eddy Bros (Chas Hunt Pr)
1936	Barney Bros (Tom Atkinson Pr)
1936	Harry Haag (Schwarz Bros Pr) (BB Apr 11 1936)
1936	Joe B Webb (BB May 23 1936)
1936	Milliken Bros
1936	Maynard Bros (Broke up May 25)
1936	Seal Bros
1936	Atterbury Bros
1936	Vanderburg Bros (Frank Hall Pr)
1936	Norris Bros (C R LaMont, Mgt) (BB Mch 28 1936)
1936	Silver Bros (Sam Dock Mgt)
1936	Escalante Bros
1936	Yankee Patterson
1936	Bailey Bros (Mouton Pr) (Sold to Sam Miles Jones Apr 18)
1936	Martin Bros (Closed Aug I )
1936	Schell Bros (Geo Engesser Pr)
1936	Beers (Geo R) - Barnes (Roger) (BB May 9 1936)
1936	Hall's Trained Wild Animal Circus
1936	Bud Hawkins (BB July 11 1936)
1936	Kuhns Circus
1936	Yankee Smith (Frank R Smith) (BB May 9 1936)
1936	Guitteirez Bros do
1936	Gorman Bros (BB May 30 1936)
1936	Conroy Bros
1936	Cooper Bros (3 car RR Show E H Jones Pr) (BB Jun 13 1936)
1936	Pullen (R E) & Berry
1936	Tiger Bill Show
1936	Bonham Bros Wild Animal Circus
1936	W P A Circus (Work Progress Act Unit out of New York Under Canvas.)
1936	Circo Modelo (Jimmie Wood & Velarde Bros Mgrs In California) (BB July 18 1936)
1936	Harley Sadler (Sadler & Tol Teeter Prs) later (Saddler & P M Harvey Prs) (BB S 12 1936)
1936	Goldman Bros (Ted Wilson Mgt)
1936	Ken Maynards Diamond "K" Ranch
1936	Jack Riddles Society Circus
1936	Jack Wizardes Novelty Circus
1936	Davenports' Society Circus
1936	Polack Bros (Irving Polack & Louis Stern Prs) (BB May 9 1936)
1936	Morton-Hamid Indoor (BB May 2 1936)
1936	Frank Wirth Indoor do
1936	Tiger Bill Wild West Circus do (E D Snyder-G W McIntosh Prs)
1936	Raums Rodeo
1936	Barry Breden's Circus International
1936	Dressen & Purcell
1936	Booth Bros (Clint Booth & Jim Coogler Prs)
1936	Royal Bros (Roy Crandell Mgt)
1936	Gainesville Tex Community Circus
1936	Frank J Walters' Houston Texas
1936	Card Bros
1936	Santos & Artigas (Cuba)
1936	Ivan Bros (17 cars) (in Australia)
1937	Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey (90 cars) (BB Apr 17, 24, 1937)
1937	Cole Bros-Clyde Beatty (40 cars) (Adkins & Terrell Prs) (BB Mch 7, Apr 24, May 1, 15, 1937)
1937	Hagenbeck-Wallace-4 Paw-Sells Bros (35 cars) (BB Apr 2, 24, May 15 '37) J Frank Hatch et als Prs - Later transferred to Howard Y Barry.
1937	Al G Barnes-Sells Floto (30 cars) (BB Apr 3 1937)
1937	Tom Mix (BB May 1 1937)
1937	Downie Bros (Chas Sparks Pr) (BB Apr 24 1937)
1937	Russell Bros (C W Webb Pr) (BB May 1, 15 1937)
1937	Stanley Grahams Midget Circus (Gilly by rail) (BB May 22 Jun 5 1937) Left on lot a failure at San Antonio Texas My 31 1937.
1937	Wallace Bros (R W Rogers Mgt) (BB Apr 24 1937) Changed name to Barnett Bros Oct 27 for later tour
1937	Lewis Bros (Paul M Lewis Pr) (BB Jun 5 1937)
1937	Dan Rice (Ray Marsh Brydon Pr) (BB May 29 1937)
1937	Seils-Sterling (Lindemann Bros Prs)
1937	Walter L Main (Wm Newton Mgr)
1937	Jack Hoxie (Cly Newton Mgr Closed June 26th) (BB May 1 1937)
1937	Mighty Haag (Mrs E (Alice) Hagg) Pr.
1937	Kay Bros (Wm Ketrow Pr) (Went out in 1938 as Dramatic Tent show)
1937	Barney Bros (C M DeVere & John D Foss Prs) (BB May 1 1937)
1937	Howe Bros (Tom Atkinson) (BB Mch 27 1937)
1937	Yankee Patterson (Jas Woods Mgr) Closed in July (BB May 1 1937)
1937	Seal Bros (Bud Anderson Mgr) Sold to Parker & Watts (BB Jun 19 1937)
1937	Atterbury Bros (R L Atterbury Pr)
1937	Chase & Son (Fielding Graham Mgr)
1937	Haag Bros (Roy & Harry Haag Prs) (BB July 17 1937)
1937	Roberts Bros (Robt J Vanderbeck Pr) Broke up (BB May 22 1937)
1937	Eddy Bros (Chas Hunt Pr)
1937	Silver Bros (Sam Dock Mgr)
1937	Beers-Barnes
1937	Royal Bros (Leroy C Crandell Pr)
1937	Famous Robbins (Jas Heron & Fred Buchanan) (BB Jun 26 1937)
1937	Patterson Bros
1937	Vanderburg Bros (Mrs. Zella Hall & Lew Christianson)
1937	Conroy Bros
1937	Halt's Animal Circus
1937	Norris Bros
1937	Rink Bros (B H Nye Mgr)
1937	Eakin Bros in Indiana
1937	W P A Circus
1937	Consolidated Circus
1937	Schell Bros (Geo Engesser Pr At Burdick G A) changed Roberts Bros)
1937	Wiziardes' Circus
1937	Tiger Bills' Wild West
1937	Milt Hinkle Rodeo
1937	Fort Peck Rodeo Co
1937	Dakota Bill Bakers' Wild West
1937	Polack Bros
1937	Roberts' Circus (playing Parks)
1937	Federal Project (Mass) Circus
1937	Campbell One Ring (Fair dates) (BB July 11 1937)
1937	Gainesville Texas Community Circus
1937	Frank J Walter Charity Circus (Houston Tex)
1937	J R Malloy's Circus Review
1937	Hamid - Morton (indoor dates)
1937	Eddie Gambles (indoor dates West Coast) (BB July 17 1937)
1937	Sparton Bros
1937	Henry Bros (J E Henry Mgr)
1937	Pagels Circus (in S Africa with American Acts)
1937	Moon Bros (Cly Newton)
1937	McCall Bros Dog & Pony Show
1937	Siebrands' Piccadilly Circus
1937	Midwest Circus
1937	Gatewood's Flying X Rodeo
1937	Banard Bros Hippodrome (D W Banard Pr)
1937	Miller Bros Circus
1937	Bray Bros
1937	Keyes Bros United Indoor
1937	World Bros (Jas M Beach GA)
1937	Bible Bros
1937	Wilson Bros
1937	United Indoor Circus
1937	Great Eastern Indoor (Nick Carter Mgr)
1937	Kleins Indoor
1938	Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey (John Ringling North Past) (Closed June 2 25 Scranton Pa act Labor) (BB Apr 16, 23 1938)
1938	Cole Bros (Jess Adkins & Zack Terrell) (30 cars Closed Aug 3) (BB Apr 23, 30 1938)
1938	Al G Barnes (Owned by Ringling) (Mag Ben Austin) 30 cars joined by 21 cars from Ringling Bros (BB Apr 9, 16, 1938)
1938	Hagenbeck-Wallace (Howard Y Barry Lessee) 25 cars (BB Apr 23, 30 1938)
1938	Robbins Bros (Jess Adkins & Zack Terrell 15 cars) (20 cars) (BB May 7, 14, 1938)
1938	Col Tim McCoy's Wild West (30 cars) (BB Apr 23 May 7 1938) Broke up at Washington D C May 5 1938)
1938	Tom Mix (BB Apr 23 May 7 1938)
1938	Downie Bros (Chas Parks Pr) Closed June (May 31) on account of poor business and to qrs. Started again Aug.) (BB Apr 30 Aug 27 1938)
1938	Barney Bros (J D Foss & Dick Mgrs) Title changed to Golden Bros (BB Apr 9 1938)
1938	Seils-Sterling (Lindemann Bros Prs) (BB May 7 Jun 11 1938) Closed July 1 sold at auction Sept. 19.
1938	Parker & Watts (Ira M Watts & Chas Parker Prs) (BB May 7 1938)
1938	Russell Bros (C W Webb Mgr) (BB Apr 30 May 7 1938)
1938	Barnett Bros (O C Cox Mgr) (BB Apr 23 May 14 1938)
1938	Newton Bros (Wm Newton Jr Mgr) Closed Aug 10 (BB Jun 11 1938) (Started again Aug 22 as Hebron Bros)
1938	Al G Kelley & Miller Bros
1938	World Bros (Rip Winkle Mgr) name changed to Famous Robbins
1938	Harris Bros (Ray Marsh Bryden Pr-W R Hersry Mgr) Closed Aug 5
1938	Haag Bros (Roy & Henry Haag Prs) (BB Apr 30 1938)
1938	Mighty Haag (Mrs Ernest Haag Pr) (BB Apr 23 1938)
1938	Eddy Bros (Chas T Hunt Pr)
1938	Lewis Bros (BB Jun 4 1938)
1938	Eakin Bros (D R Eakin & John C Admire Prs) (BB My 21 1938) Closed Aug 1
1938	Jay Gould
1938	Sparton Bros (Chas E Sparton Mgr)
1938	Silver Bros San Dock & Karl Anmon Prs) (BB May 7 1938)
1938	Chase & Son
1938	Art Mix (Joe B Webb Mgr) Closed Apr 6 at Hobbs N M Stuff sold to Carl Devere
1938	Beers Barnes (Closed July 1st) (BB May 14 1938)
1938	Norris Bros (Closed July 1st)
1938	Barney Bros
1938	Polack Bros
1938	Garden Bros (Robertson A & Wm A Garden Prs) (a Canadian Show) (BB May 7 1938)
1938	W P C A (Burns O'Sullivan Mgr)
1938	(Al G Kelley & Miller Bros) (Obert Miller & Sons) (BB May 7 1938)
1938	Orange Bros 'Tol Teeter Pr)
1938	Riggs Bros (BB May 21 1938)
1938	Dakota Bills Circus (Col L Baler Pr)
1938	Ford Bros
1938	Robert Bros
1938	Clayton
1938	J E Ranch Rodeo
1938	Kay Bros (Wm Ketrow Pr) part of season as tent circus)
1938	Richards Bros
1938	Atterbury Bros
1938	Floridas' One Ring (Ringling people)
1938	Gainseville Community Circus (BB May 14, 21, 1938)
1938	Patterson Bros
1938	Camel Bros
1938	J C Admire
1938	Hamid (Geo) & Morton (Bob) Indoor dates under auspices
1938	F J Walter
1938	Circo Fernando (Mexico)
1938	Santos & Artigas (in Cuba)
1938	Gran Circo Emil Schweyer (Venezuela)
1938	Pagel's in South Africa.
1939	Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey (80 cars) (BB Apr 13, 20 1939)
1939	Cole Brothers (Atkins & Terrell Prs) (20 cars cut to 15 cars Aug 5 1939 (BB, May 13, 20 1939)
1939	Great American (Wayne Daillard Mgr old HW Equipment (BB Jun 10 1939) 15 cars closed in June after one week)
1939	Downie Bros (Wm M Moore mgr) (Sold at auction Houston Tex May 4) Not on road equipment scattered. (BB, Apr 15 1939)
1939	Parker & Watts (Ira M Watts Mgr) (BB Apr 29 1939)
1939	Russell Bros (C W Webb Mgr) (BB May 6, 13, 1939)
1939	Barnett Bros (Ray W Rogers mgr) (BB May 27 1939)
1939	Lewis Bros (Paul M Lewis Mgr)
1939	Haag Bros
1939	Walter L Main (Frank A Ruttman Mgr) (BB Jun 3 1939) Closed Jun 3 after 2 weeks.
1939	Matrello Bros (BB Apr 29 1939)
1939	Bud E Anderson (BB May 20 1939)
1939	Richard Bros (Later Mills Bros)
1939	Yankee Patterson
1939	Al G Kelley & Miller Bros (BB, Jun 24 1939)
1939	Atterbury Bros (BB Jun 10 1939)
1939	Eddy Bros (Chas T Hunt Pr)
1939	Jay Gould
1939	Honest Bill Newton
1939	J C A Circus (J C Admire & D C Hawn Mgrs)
1939	Ham & Eggs (Mostly Al Barnes people on coast in propaganda show) (BB May 12 1939)
1939	Baddeley Bros Canadian Co, 7 cars railroad
1939	W P A Out after June 20
1939	Hamid Morton dates
1939	Frank Wirth (BB Apr 29 1939)
1939	Polack Bros
1939	Gainesville Community Circus (BB May 13 1939)
1939	Davenport Society Circus (L H Jones Agt)
1939	Silver Bros
1939	Wm Myers started Jun 8 & Broke up
1939	Luck Tol Teeter
1939	Clark Bros (Broke May 13)
1939	Beers Barnes
1939	Donald M Campbell's One Ring
1939	Hayes Bros
1939	Dodge Bros Closed Jun 24
1939	Garden Bros
1939	Bishop Bros Wild West
1939	Patterson Bros
1939	Jays Wild West & Rodeo
1939	Bogerts Novelty Circus (last year Claytons)
1939	Burleigh-Gilman Show
1939	Marlows
1939	International Circus in Mexico ? (W A King, Pr)
1939	Bertram Mills London (BB Apr 29 1939)
1939	McCall Bros
1939	Barker Bros Circus & Rodeo (Formerly Dodge Bros)
1939	Oscar Lowande (Failed after 3 weeks)
1939	J R Malloys (Fairs)

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Abbreviations: Help with some of the abbreviations found in this listing:

BB = Billboard; S & T Jour/Journal - Sporting and Theatrical Journal.
do = ditto
Gt = Great; Cent = Central (e.g. Cent America). Many place names are abbreviated, e. g. Bost. for Boston, W. I. for West Indies.
Prs, pro = Proprietors
Circuses: RB for Ringling Bros., etc.
Months: My=May, Jy=July, S=September, N=November, D=December, etc.
Sources Sturtevant lists:
Bentley. The diary of William Bentley, D.D., pastor of the East Church, Salem, Massachusetts. By William Bentley, 4 volumes, Salem, Essex Institute 1905-1914.

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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