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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.
| 1940 | Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey (90 cars) (BB Apr 13, 20 1940) |
| 1940 | Cole Bros (25 cars) Big fire in Quarters Feb 27 at Rochester Indiana and destroyed (BB May 11, 18 1940) |
| 1940 | Russell Bros (C W Webb Mgr) |
| 1940 | Lewis Bros (Paul M Lewis Mgr) (BB May 11, 25, 1940) |
| 1940 | Bud E Anderson (BB May 25 1940) |
| 1940 | Yankee Patterson (BB Apr 13 1940) |
| 1940 | Haag Bros |
| 1940 | Mills Bros (BB May 4 1940) |
| 1940 | Wallace Bros (Late Season leased to Hamid-Morton (BB May 18 1940) |
| 1940 | Hunts Three Ring Circus (BB Jun 1 1940) |
| 1940 | Rowe Bros (BB, May 4 1940) |
| 1940 | Bell Bros |
| 1940 | Al G Kelley-Miller Bros (BB May 18 1940) |
| 1940 | Bell Bros |
| 1940 | Jay Gould |
| 1940 | Robbins Bros (Floyd King, Mgr) |
| 1940 | Bartons Society Circus |
| 1940 | A Z Rodeo & Wild West |
| 1940 | McCall Bros Dog & Pony Show |
| 1940 | Polack Bros |
| 1940 | Hamid-Morton (BB May 10 1940) |
| 1940 | Barnes-Carruthers (Chicago Olympia etc) (BB Apr 27 1940) |
| 1940 | Fanchon & Marco (St Louis Police Show etc) do |
| 1940 | Gainesville Community Circus (BB May 4 1940) |
| 1940 | Frank J Walter |
| 1941 | Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey (90 cars) (BB Apr 19 1941) John Ringling North Pres. |
| 1941 | Cole Bros (BB May 18 1941) |
| 1941 | Wallace Bros (BB Apr 26 1941) |
| 1941 | Russell Bros (BB May 7 1941 ) |
| 1941 | Bud Anderson (BB Jun 21 1941) |
| 1941 | Mills Bros (BB May 10 1941 ) |
| 1941 | Yankee Patterson (BB Apr 12 1941) |
| 1941 | Dailey Bros (Harvey Agt) (BB, Aug 23 1941 |
| 1941 | Hunts' (BB Jun 7 1941) |
| 1941 | Lewis Bros (BB Jun 28 1941) |
| 1941 | Kay Bros (Wm Ketrow Pr) (BB Jun 14 1941) |
| 1941 | Sparton Bros (Closed Aug 9 1941) |
| 1941 | Tiger Bill |
| 1941 | Ford & Kough |
| 1941 | Hamiter Brothers |
| 1941 | W L Main |
| 1941 | Bell Bros. (Sam Dock 4 trucks 3 trailers seats 500) (BB Jun 21 1941) |
| 1941 | Jim Eskews J E Ranch Rodeo |
| 1941 | Barnes Bros (J C Admire failed broke up Apr 5 1941 ) |
| 1941 | Al G Kelley-Miller Bros (BB Jun 7 1941) |
| 1941 | Hamid-Morton Indoor |
| 1941 | Polock Bros Indoor |
| 1941 | Wallace Gordon |
| 1941 | Beers-Barnes |
| 1941 | Frank Wirth Indoor |
| 1941 | Gainesville Community (BB May 10 1941) |
| 1941 | Jay Gould |
| 1941 | Geo J Keller's Wild Animal |
| 1941 | J R Mulloy's Circus Unit? |
| 1941 | Garden Bros |
| 1941 | Barr Bros (W M Myers) |
| 1941 | Texas-Nebraska Rodeo |
| 1941 | Raums' Circus & Rodeo |
| 1941 | Carlos |
| 1941 | Greater American |
| 1941 | Jack Jiyces Indoor |
| 1941 | James M Cole Indoor |
| 1941 | Parker & Watts |
| 1941 | Orrin Davenport |
| 1942 | Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey (BB Apr 18 1942) |
| 1942 | Cole Brothers (BB May 2 1942) |
| 1942 | Wallace Bros (BB Mch 18, May 16 1942) |
| 1942 | Russell Brothers (BB Apr 11, 18 1942) |
| 1942 | King Bros (Allen King Pr) (BB May 18, May 23 1942) |
| 1942 | Mills Bros |
| 1942 | Lewis Brothers |
| 1942 | Hunts' Circus |
| 1942 | Holland Classic Circus (Bernard Van Leer Pr-Wm Heyer Mgr) (BB Jun 13 1942) |
| 1942 | Beers-Barnes (BB May 3 1942) |
| 1942 | James M Cole |
| 1942 | Barr Bros (Wm Meyer Pr) |
| 1942 | Patterson Bros |
| 1942 | Bell Bros (Sam Dock-Bob Dickman) (Closed May 20 after four weeks and 3 days out) |
| 1942 | Dailey Bros (Ben Davenport Pr Bought in residue of Parker & Watts Show) (BB Apr 4 1942) |
| 1942 | Singers Midgets, Elephants & Ponies Circus |
| 1942 | Yankee-Patterson (Jimmy Woods Pr) |
| 1942 | Al G Kelley-Miller Bros (BB May 16 1942) |
| 1942 | Jay Gould |
| 1942 | Fisher Bros Variety Circus |
| 1942 | Hamid-Morton (BB Mch 21 1942) |
| 1942 | Polack Bros |
| 1942 | Barnes-Carruthers (BB May 2 1942) |
| 1942 | Garden Bros (Canadian) |
| 1942 | Frank Wirth |
| 1942 | Orrin Davenport (BB Apr 4 1942) |
| 1942 | Gene Autrey's Wild West Unit |
| 1942 | Van Tilburg & McReavy Indoor |
| 1942 | Rangers Wild West & Circus (fairs) |
| 1942 | Sky Follies (J C Harlacker Mgr) (Fairs) |
| 1942 | Al Jones Wild West Circus (Fairs) |
| 1942 | Lankfords' Animal Circus |
| 1942 | Barton's Society Circus (Parks & Fairs) |
| 1942 | Arthurs American Circus |
| 1943 | Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey (Robt Ringing Pres) (48 cars) (BB Apr 24 1943) |
| 1943 | Cole Bros (24-1 cars) (BB May 8 1943) |
| 1943 | Clyde Beatty & Wallace Bros Trained Wild Animal Circus Combined. (BB Aug 7 1943) |
| 1943 | Russell Bros (BB May 8 1943) |
| 1943 | Holland Classical Circus (Bernard Van Leer Pr) (BB Jun 5 1943) |
| 1943 | Gilbert Bros (Harry Saltzman Mgr) acts booked by Frank Wirth) (BB Jun 12 1943) |
| 1943 | Mills Bros (BB Mch 20, May 8, July 24 1943) |
| 1943 | Dailey Bros |
| 1943 | Hunts, Chas T (BB May 8 1943) |
| 1943 | Arthur Bros Mighty American Circus (BB, Mch 20 July 3 1943) |
| 1943 | Beers - Barnes (BB Jun 5 1943) |
| 1943 | Bud E Anderson's leased as "Gordon & Lomas" (Leo Gardner Mgr) |
| 1943 | Patterson Bros |
| 1943 | Al G Kelley-Miller Bros |
| 1943 | Jay Gould |
| 1943 | Lewis Bros |
| 1943 | Lee Bros |
| 1943 | O R Bible-Sello Bros |
| 1943 | Gangler Bros |
| 1943 | Hamid-Morton |
| 1943 | Orrin Davenport |
| 1943 | Frank Wirth |
| 1943 | Polack Bros (BB Mch 20 1943) |
| 1943 | Spangles Semi-permanent Circus at Madison Sq Garden NYC Ringling Bros Prs, Chas Sparks Mgr (BB Jun 26 1943) |
| 1943 | Larry Sunbrooks Big Top Semi permanent canvas near Radio City (BB Jun 26 1943) |
| 1943 | Terrell Jacobs Wild Animal circus or World of Mirth carnie. |
| 1943 | Kings Olympic Trained Animal Show & Rodeo (Russell C Conable) |
| 1943 | Clyde Bros Indoor |
| 1943 | Escalante Circus (Weber & Crouch) |
| 1943 | Donovan Bros |
| 1943 | SL Cronin's Streamlined Circus |
| 1943 | Fisher Bros |
| 1943 | Cooper & Bailey ? |
| 1943 | J C Harlackers Circus Units (BB Sep 11 1943) |
| 1943 | Fox, Benny - Cristiani, Lucio Circus Units (BB Sep 11 1943) |
| 1943 | Cooper Bros (Bob Dickman) |
| 1943 | Free Bros (Nicolas Orst) |
| 1943 | John M Cole Bros |
| 1943 | Barley Bros |
| 1943 | L C (Ted) Miller |
| 1943 | M L Clark & Sons (EE Coleman Mgr) |
| 1943 | Garden Bros dates (Wm & Rbt) |
| 1943 | Alberto & Fernando Ruize Cuban Circus |
| 1943 | 101 Wild West (Ted Wilson) |
| 1944 | Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey (Robt Ringling Pres) (BB Apr 1 1944) Burned at Hartford Conn July 6 1944 Broken up after Aug 4th 80 cars. |
| 1944 | Cole Brothers (Zack Terrell Pr) (24-1 cars) (BB May 6 1944) |
| 1944 | Dailey Bros (Ben & Eva Davenport Owners) (10-2 cars) (BB Apr 11 1944) |
| 1944 | Clyde Beatty-Russell Bros Combination (Art Concello Mgr) (BB Apr 22, 29 1944) |
| 1944 | Wallace Bros. Ray W Rogers Mgr later R J Clauson - Closed Aug (BB May 20 1944) |
| 1944 | Arthur Bros (Martin E Arthur Owner) (BB Apr 8 1944) |
| 1944 | Mills Bros (BB May 20 1944) |
| 1944 | Cronin, S L Closed in May (BB Apr 29 1944) |
| 1944 | Hunt Bros |
| 1944 | Al G Kelley-Miller Bros |
| 1944 | Bud E Anderson |
| 1944 | Sello Bros (O Roy Bible Mgr) (BB Mch 25 1944) |
| 1944 | Seils Sterling (Bob Atterbury & E E Coleman Owners Closed Jun 8. out again as Lee Bros |
| 1944 | Great Southern Circus (Ermie Wgite Pr) Chattanooga Tenn |
| 1944 | Bob Dickman Manor Md |
| 1944 | Globe Bros |
| 1944 | Hugo Bros (G Engesser G A) |
| 1944 | Bailey Bros (Bob Stevens Mgr) (The Lewis Bros Equipment) (BB Jun 17 1944) |
| 1944 | Bond Bros (Geo E Barton Pr) (Sam Dock's Animals) |
| 1944 | Hamid Morton (Winter also Summer under canvas) |
| 1944 | Orrin Davenport |
| 1944 | Frank Wirth |
| 1944 | Polack Bros |
| 1944 | Barnes-Carruthers (BB May 6 1944) |
| 1944 | Garden Bros (BB May 13 1944) |
| 1944 | C L Fisher & Son |
| 1944 | Monroe Bros |
| 1944 | Beers-Barnes |
| 1944 | Cooper Bros Omaha Neb |
| 1944 | Jay Gould |
| 1944 | Robbins Bros Valdosto Fla |
| 1944 | Rico Bros |
| 1944 | Donovan Bros |
| 1944 | Patterson Bros Flint Mich |
| 1944 | Robinson Circus (Terrell Jacobs Unit) |
| 1944 | Ray Bros former Dailey Bros |
| 1944 | Circle A Rodeo |
| 1944 | Sparton Bros (Circus with Golden Gate Exposition Shows) |
| 1944 | Thos M Packs producer |
| 1944 | R C Lewis Carnival |
| 1944 | W L Main |
| 1944 | Bradley & Benson (take out part of Wallace Bros) |
| 1944 | Circo Morales |
| 1945 | Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey 78 cars one ahead (BB Apr 14, Jy 7 '45) |
| 1945 | Cole Bros 25 cars (BB May 5, 26 1945) |
| 1945 | Dailey Bros 15 cars |
| 1945 | Russell Bros 15 cars (BB Apr 14 1945) |
| 1945 | Arthur Bros 15 cars (BB Mch 24 Apr 7 14 '45) |
| 1945 | Austin Bros 15 cars (BB Mch 10 1945) |
| 1945 | Clyde Beatty Wild Animal Circus (BB Apr 7 14 July 7 1945) |
| 1945 | Dan Rice (Ray Marsh Bryden Owner) (BB Sep 22 1945) |
| 1945 | Mills Bros |
| 1945 | Bailey Bros (Bob Stevens Mgr) (BB Apr 14 1945) |
| 1945 | Cronin Bros 3 Ring (Sold at auction Jun 22) (BB Apr 7 1945) |
| 1945 | Lewis Bros with Art Mix Closed July 21 |
| 1945 | Lee Bros (Bob Atterbury Pr) |
| 1945 | Bud E Anderson (BB May 26) |
| 1945 | Al Dean Forrest Freeland Pr closed July 1 (BB Jun 9 1945) |
| 1945 | Hunt Bros |
| 1945 | Bell Bros (Tom Ewart Pr) |
| 1945 | Bradley & Benson |
| 1945 | M L Clark & Sons (Honest Bill Newton Mgr) |
| 1945 | Barnett Bros |
| 1945 | C R Montgomerys' Wild Animal Circus |
| 1945 | Barker Bros Circus & Wild West |
| 1945 | Hamid Morton |
| 1945 | Tom Packs Indoor |
| 1945 | Frank Wirth |
| 1945 | Davenport, Orrin |
| 1945 | Polack Bros |
| 1945 | Cooper Bros |
| 1945 | Monroe Bros |
| 1945 | Barnes Bros at Chicago Stadium (Barnes & Carruthers) |
| 1945 | Sello Bros |
| 1945 | Bartons Circus & Wild West |
| 1945 | Stevens Bros |
| 1945 | S Crowell Unit |
| 1945 | Joe Dalys Wild West Hippodrome |
| 1945 | Clyde Bros |
| 1945 | Fisher & Son |
| 1945 | Ed Hoffman |
| 1945 | Wallace Gordon |
| 1945 | J C Harlacker |
| 1945 | Le Roy Bros |
| 1945 | Yankee Patterson (Jimmy Wood Pr) (Sparton Bros) (BB Jun 23 1945) |
| 1945 | Patterson Bros |
| 1945 | Hugo Bros |
| 1945 | Bond Bros |
| 1945 | Beers-Barnes (BB Jun 30 1945) |
| 1945 | Bob Dickman |
| 1945 | Banard Bros |
| 1945 | Dix Bros |
| 1945 | Al G Kelley-Miller Bros |
| 1945 | Rock Bros Wild West |
| 1945 | Escalante Bros (in California) |
| 1945 | Suarez Bros (in Mexico) |
| 1945 | Garden Bros (in Canada Indoor) |
| 1945 | Gainesville Community (BB Jun 9 1945) |
| 1945 | Texas Rodeo & Sells Bros Circus |
| 1945 | 101 Ranch Wildwest (N Ed Beck & Ralph Ravenscroft broke up |
| 1946 | Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey (86 cars) (BB Apr 13 1946) |
| 1946 | Cole Bros (30 cars) (BB Apr 27 1946) |
| 1946 | Dailey Bros (20 cars) (BB Apr 20 May 11 1946) |
| 1946 | Clyde Beatty (15 cars) (20 cars into Canada July (BB Apr ' 6, 13 1946) |
| 1946 | King Bros (BB Apr 20, Jun 1 1946) |
| 1946 | Bailey Bros (BB Apr 20, May 11 1946) |
| 1946 | Mills Bros (BB Apr 13, May 4 1946) |
| 1946 | Sparks Bros (BB Apr 6 1946) |
| 1946 | C R Montgomery (BB Apr 20, May 11 1946) |
| 1946 | Al G Kelley-Miller Bros (BB Jun 15 1946) |
| 1946 | Stevens Bros (BB May 11 1946) |
| 1946 | James M Cole do |
| 1946 | Zallee Bros (BB May 18 1946) |
| 1946 | Barr Bros |
| 1946 | Banard Bros |
| 1946 | Al Dean (BB Apr 20 1946) |
| 1946 | Bob Dickman |
| 1946 | 101 Ranch Wild West & Circus (Jimmy Woods Mgr) |
| 1946 | Buck Owens Wild West Circus (BB May 4 1946) |
| 1946 | Selles Bros Circus |
| 1946 | Bradley & Benson |
| 1946 | Hunt Bros (BB May 11 1946) |
| 1946 | Patterson Bros |
| 1946 | Polack Bros #1 |
| 1946 | Polack Bros #2 (BB Jun 15 1946) |
| 1946 | Barnes Bros (BB May 4 1946) |
| 1946 | Hamid-Morton |
| 1946 | Orrin Davenport |
| 1946 | Clyde Bros (BB Apr 6 1946) |
| 1946 | Bell Bros |
| 1946 | Jay Gould |
| 1946 | Tom Packs |
| 1946 | Webster Bros |
| 1946 | Escalante Bros |
| 1946 | M L Clark & Sons |
| 1946 | Beebe & Kilmore |
| 1946 | Bond Bros |
| 1946 | S M S Ranch |
| 1946 | Monroe Bros (Ted & Freda La Velda Prs) |
| 1946 | Garden Bros (Canada) |
| 1946 | Poker Deck Rodeo |
| 1946 | Larry Sunbrocks' Wild West & Thrill Circus |
| 1946 | Gainesville Community Circus (Tex) |
| 1947 | Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey (106 cars cut to 101 later) (BB Apr 19, 26, 1947) |
| 1947 | Cole Bros (Zack Terrell Pr) (BB Apr 26 Jun 7 1947) |
| 1947 | Dailey Bros (Ben Davenport Pr) (BB May 3 1947) |
| 1947 | Clyde Beatty (BB Apr 12 1947) |
| 1947 | Sparks (Jas Edgar Pr) (10 cars) (BB Mch 15 1947) |
| 1947 | King Bros (Floyd King & Harold Rumbaugh Prs) |
| 1947 | Bailey Bros (BB May 3 Aug 2 1947) |
| 1947 | Stevens Bros (BB Apr 26 1947) |
| 1947 | Jas M Cole (BB Jun 14, Aug 2 1947) |
| 1947 | Al G Kelley-Miller Bros |
| 1947 | Mills Bros (BB May 3 1947) |
| 1947 | Hunt Bros (BB May 31, Jun 14 1947) |
| 1947 | King & Franklin (broke up June 1) |
| 1947 | Wallendas Circus |
| 1947 | Rogers Bros (Si Rubens Pr) |
| 1947 | Yankee Patterson (Broke up Jun 1) (BB Apr 3 1947) |
| 1947 | C R Montgomery |
| 1947 | Sello Bros (BB Jun 14 1947) |
| 1947 | Buck Owens became Roger Bros |
| 1947 | Clyde Bros (BB Jun 7 1947) |
| 1947 | Patterson Bros (BB May 31 1947) |
| 1947 | Eagles Circus |
| 1947 | Polack Bros (Eastern Indoor) (BB Jul 12 1947) |
| 1947 | Polack Bros (Western Indoor) |
| 1947 | Hamid-Morton Indoor |
| 1947 | Orrin Davenport Indoor (BB Apr 26 1947) |
| 1947 | Barnes Bros Chicago Indoor (BB May 3 1947) |
| 1947 | Larry Sunbrocks Rodeo Combination |
| 1947 | Dorman Bros |
| 1947 | Beverly Bros |
| 1947 | Roger Bros |
| 1947 | J C Hartacker |
| 1947 | Tom Packs |
| 1947 | Van Bros formerly Bob Dickman |
| 1947 | Monroe Bros |
| 1947 | J Gould |
| 1947 | Bond Bros |
| 1947 | Jon Williams & Sons |
| 1947 | Siebrand Bros |
| 1947 | Famous Robbins (Geo Barton PR) |
| 1947 | De Wayne Bros (BB Jun 21 1947) |
| 1947 | Buffalo Ranch (Robt Moore & Art Mix) (Broke up May 16) |
| 1947 | Cookes All American Circus |
| 1947 | Beers-Barnes |
| 1947 | Romig & Romig (BB Jun 21 1947) |
| 1947 | Kelley & Morris |
| 1947 | Kay Burns broke up |
| 1947 | Jon Wixom Wild Animal Show |
| 1947 | Gainesville Community Circus |
| 1947 | Circle M Rodeo (Hugh Muster Pr) |
| 1947 | Roy Rogers Circus & Rodeo Combination |
| 1947 | E R Braley |
| 1947 | A C Jones Rodeo & Circus |
| 1947 | Flamante (California) |
| 1947 | Atayde Bros in Mexico City |
| 1947 | Garden Bros in Canada (BB Apr 19, 26 1947) |
| 1947 | E K Fernandez in ? |
| 1947 | Merrick Bros (Canada) (BB May 31 1947) |
| 1947 | Gran Circo Americano (Jiny Wilson Prs) S America |
| 1947 | Soviet Circus in Russia (BB May 31 1947) |
| 1948 | Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey (BB Apr 17 1948) |
| 1948 | Cole Bros (BB Apr 24 1948) |
| 1948 | Dailey Bros |
| 1948 | Clyde Beatty (BB Apr 10 1948) |
| 1948 | King Bros (BB Apr 24 1948) |
| 1948 | James M Cole |
| 1948 | Bailey Bros |
| 1948 | Mills Bros (BB May 1 1948) |
| 1948 | Stevens Bros |
| 1948 | Rogers Bros |
| 1948 | Al G Kelley-Miller Bros |
| 1948 | Hunt Bros |
| 1948 | Monroe Bros (BB May 1 1948) |
| 1948 | Bud E Anderson's Seal Bros |
| 1948 | Gutierrez Circus (in Calif Maurice Marmalizo Mgr) |
| 1948 | Patterson Bros |
| 1948 | Beers - Barnes |
| 1948 | Jay Gould |
| 1948 | Frank Wirth |
| 1948 | Barnes Bros (BB May 1 1948) |
| 1948 | Hamid-Morton, (BB Apr 10 May 4 1948) |
| 1948 | Orrin Davenport |
| 1948 | Polack Bros #1 |
| 1948 | Polack Bros #2 |
| 1948 | Clyde Bros |
| 1948 | Gainesville Community Circus |
| 1948 | Bible Bros |
| 1948 | Ayres & Kathryn Davies |
| 1948 | Dales Bros (BB May 1 1948) |
| 1948 | Morris Bros |
| 1948 | Circle M Rodeo |
| 1948 | E F Kindlans Circle K Ranch |
| 1948 | Buffalo Ranch Rodeo |
| 1948 | Al Jones Rodeo & Circus |
| 1948 | Garden Bros (Canada) (BB Apr 10 1948) |
| 1948 | Atayde Bros Mexico |
| 1948 | Gran Circo Americano (Jerry Wilson Mgr) |
| 1949 | Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey |
| 1949 | Cole Bros |
| 1949 | Dailey Bros (Ben Davenport & Harry Hammill Prs) |
| 1949 | Clyde Beatty |
| 1949 | King Bros (Floyd King & Lucio Christiani Prs) |
| 1949 | Al G Kelley-Miller Bros |
| 1949 | Biller Bros (Arthur, Hyman & Bernard Sturmak) (BB Apr 23 1949) |
| 1949 | John Pawlings Great London (Harold Rumbaugh Pr) (BB Apr 30 1949) |
| 1949 | Seal Bros (Bud E Anderson Pr) (BB Apr 9, 30 1949) |
| 1949 | Rogers Bros (Si Reubens Pr) (BB May 7 1949) |
| 1949 | Kelley & Morris |
| 1949 | Dales Bros (Mickey Dale Pr) (BB Apr 16 1949) |
| 1949 | Mills Bros (BB Apr 30 1949) |
| 1949 | Burling Bros |
| 1949 | Davies, Katheryn & Ayres |
| 1949 | Robbins Bros (Bailey Bros last year) (BB Apr 23, 30 1949) |
| 1949 | Hunt Bros (BB May 7 1949) |
| 1949 | Warner Bros |
| 1949 | Spartan Bros |
| 1949 | Stevens Bros (Bob Stevens Pr) (BB May 7 1949) |
| 1949 | Polack Bros Indoor #1 Eastern |
| 1949 | Polack Bros Indoor #2 Western |
| 1949 | Hamid-Morton Special dates (88 Apr 23 1949) |
| 1949 | Orrin Davenport do |
| 1949 | Clyde Bros do |
| 1949 | Barnes Bros - (Chicago Stadium) (BB Apr 30 1949) |
| 1949 | Tom Packs Special dates |
| 1949 | Larry Sunbrock do Texas Rodeo |
| 1949 | Ward Bros do (Archie, Gayer, & Geo. Pughe Prs) |
| 1949 | Beers-Barnes |
| 1949 | Selles Bros |
| 1949 | Zack Millers 101 Ranch Wild West |
| 1949 | Roys Animal Circus (Harry LaRoy) |
| 1949 | Horn Bros |
| 1949 | Jay Gould |
| 1949 | Patterson Bros |
| 1949 | Pan American Animal Exhibit (W F Duggan Owner) |
| 1949 | Gran Circa Americana (Jerome, Jerry Wilson Pr) |
| 1949 | Circa Flamante (Herbert Weber Pr) |
| 1949 | E K Fernandez (in Hawaii) |
| 1949 | Empresa Circa Razzore (Emilio R Razzore Pr) (Cuba) |
| 1949 | Santos & Artigas (Cuba) |
| 1949 | Gainesville Tex Community (Special dates under canvas) |
| 1949 | Frank Wirth Special dates (BB Apr 30 1949) |
| 1949 | Barry Bros (California dates) |
| 1949 | Amer-Congo Animal Show (Howard Ingram Pr) |
| 1949 | Garden Bros in Canada |
| 1950 | Ringling Brother-Barnum & Bailey |
| 1950 | Cole Bros |
| 1950 | Dailey Bros (Ben Davenport & Harry Hammill Prs) |
| 1950 | Clyde Beatty |
| 1950 | King Bros (Floyd King & Lucia Christiani Prs) |
| 1950 | Al G Kelley-Miller Bros |
| 1950 | Biller Bros |
| 1950 | Mills Bros |
| 1950 | Hunt Bros |
| 1950 | Seal Bros broke up July 3 |
| 1950 | Dales Bros broke up July 26 |
| 1950 | Cole & Walters (Owned by Kelley-Miller Bros) |
| 1950 | Capell Bros broke up Aug 1 |
| 1950 | Rogers Bros |
| 1950 | Kelly & Morris |
| 1950 | Terrell Bros |
| 1950 | Jay Gould |
| 1950 | Burling Bros |
| 1950 | Beers-Barnes |
| 1950 | Davies, Ayers & Katheryn |
| 1950 | Stevens Bros (Bob Stevens Pr) (BB Apr 1 1950) |
| 1950 | Orrin Davenport |
| 1950 | Hamid-Morton |
| 1950 | Polack Bros Western |
| 1950 | Polack Bros Eastern |
| 1950 | Ward Bros (broke up Aug 1 became Barker Bros) |
| 1950 | Six Bros (Red Skelton & Art Linkletter Prs) |
| 1950 | Barker Bros |
| 1950 | Sells Bros Circus & Al Jones Wild West |
| 1950 | Horne Bros |
| 1950 | Brandon Bros |
| 1950 | Siebrand Bros |
| 1950 | Hagen Bros |
| 1950 | West Bros |
| 1950 | Sparton Bros |
| 1950 | Flamente |
| 1950 | All American |
| 1950 | Ameri-Congo (Rex Ingram Pr) |
| 1950 | Gainesville Community |
| 1950 | Gran Circa Americana (Porto Rica) |
| 1950 | Wirth’s (in Australia) |
| 1950 | E K Fernandez (In Hawaii) |
| 1950 | Pagels Circus (Wm Pagel died S Africa Sold out in 1950) |
| 1951 | Ringling Brothers-Barnum & Bailey 70 cars |
| 1951 | Clyde Beatty |
| 1951 | Al G Kelley-Miller Bros |
| 1951 | King Bros (Floyd King & Lucia Christiani Prs) |
| 1951 | Biller Bros |
| 1951 | Mills Bros |
| 1951 | Cole & Walters (BB Aug 1 1951) |
| 1951 | Campa Bros (Ben Davenport Pr) |
| 1951 | Hunt Bros |
| 1951 | Capell Bros |
| 1951 | Hagen-Wallace (Dub Dugan Mgr) |
| 1951 | Kelly & Morris |
| 1951 | Rogers Bros (BB Jun 9 1951) |
| 1951 | Beers-Barnes |
| 1951 | Hagen Bros |
| 1951 | Wallace & Clark |
| 1951 | Don Robinson (Howard Ingram & E Billett) Broke up May 31 |
| 1951 | Pawnee Bros (Ralph Green Pr) |
| 1951 | Jay Gould |
| 1951 | Cole Bros |
| 1951 | Hamid-Morton |
| 1951 | Polack Bros Western |
| 1951 | Polack Bros Eastern |
| 1951 | Orrin Davenport . |
| 1951 | Barker Bros (Bill Blomberg Mgr) |
| 1951 | Tom Packs |
| 1951 | Bailey Bros (Bob Stevens & Henry Wonderheid Prs) (Closed Aug 9) |
| 1951 | Stevens Bros (Bob Stevens Pr) |
| 1951 | Siebrand Bros |
| 1951 | Sam Dock |
| 1951 | Jacobs & Kayda |
| 1951 | Plunketts Stage Show and Circus combined |
| 1951 | Gainesville Tex Community |
| 1952 | Ringling Brothers-Barnum & Bailey |
| 1952 | Clyde Beatty |
| 1952 | Al G Kelley-Miller Bros |
| 1952 | King Bros & Christiani |
| 1952 | Mills Bros |
| 1952 | Wallace Bros (Ben Davenport Mgr) |
| 1952 | Howes Famous Hippodrome Circus (Formerly Biller Bros) (Arthur Sturmack Mgr & Geo Marquis G A) |
| 1952 | Hagen-Wallace (Dub Duggan Pr) (BB Mch 15 1952) |
| 1952 | Hunt Bros (BB Mch 29 1952) |
| 1952 | Hagen Bros (Howard Suesz Pr) (BB Mch 15 1952) |
| 1952 | Capell Bros |
| 1952 | Rogers Bros |
| 1952 | Beers - Barnes |
| 1952 | Cole & Walters |
| 1952 | Stevens Bros |
| 1952 | Kelley - Morris |
| 1952 | Mortin - Hamid |
| 1952 | Orrin Davenport |
| 1952 | Polack Bros Western |
| 1952 | Polack Bros Eastern |
| 1952 | Hansen Bros |
| 1952 | Tom Packs |
| 1952 | Cole Bros (Small Unit) |
| 1952 | Noel Van Tilburg |
| 1952 | Frank Wirth |
| 1952 | West Bros (Al Kayda Mgr) Indoor |
| 1952 | Royale Bros |
| 1952 | Don Robinson |
| 1952 | Barnes Bros |
| 1952 | Warner Bros |
| 1952 | Burling Bros (BB May 17 1952) |
| 1952 | M L Clark (E E Coleman Mgr) |
| 1952 | Wallace & Clark |
| 1952 | Harris & Rowe (Jimmy Watts Mgr) (J C Admire Agent) |
| 1952 | Jay Gould |
| 1952 | Tiger Bills Wild West (broke up) |
| 1952 | Lary Lawrences Champ Rodeo |
| 1952 | Gil Gray (BB Mch 29 1952) |
| 1952 | Gainesville Community Circus |
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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