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Circus Photos and Illustrations - Shows Page Six

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Photographs and illustrations from early Bandwagon issues.

Shows, One

Shows, Two

Shows, Three

Shows, Four

Shows, Five

Shows, Six

       Shows, Seven

Shows, Eight

Shows, Nine

Shows, Ten

Shows, Eleven

       Acts, Performers, One

Acts, Performers, Two

Acts, Performers, Three

Acts, Performers, Four

       Wagons, Parades One

Wagons, Parades Two

Wagons, Parades Three

Wagons, Parades Four

       Animals


Dog and Pony Show

This courier of the 1898 World's Greatest Dog & Pony Show is reproduced in the original colors. This show was a typical "Gentry Bros. type" operation and traveled overland. Burt Wilson collection. Bandwagon, Vol. 10, No. 2 (Mar-Apr), 1966, cover.


Harris Brothers

In 1924 Floyd and Howard King used the Harris Bros. title on their baggage car circus. The Kings used titles available from lithograph firms, but the Harris title was their own creation. The Harris title was used only in 1924, and did not appear again until 1938, when Ray Marsh Brydon used it on his truck show. Pfening Collection. Bandwagon, Vol. 10, No. 3 (May-Jun), 1966, cover.


King and Franklin letterhead

The King & Franklin Circus was a railroad show that operated from 1887 to 1891. W. E. Franklin, the manager, was connected with the John Robinson and Franklin Bros. Circus in 1896. "Bill Woodcock's Circus Letterheads," Bandwagon, Vol. 10, No. 3 (May-Jun), 1966, p. 19.


Lucky Bill letterhead

Honest Bill letterhead


These two letterheads were no doubt both drawn by the same artist. Printed by the Quigley Lithograph Co., of Kansas City, Missouri, the are of shows owned by father and son. William Newton, Sr., operated the Lucky Bill Shows over a period from 1880 to 1917. A. B. Campbell used the title in the 1920s. William Newton, Jr. used the Honest Bill title 1903-17; 1923-24 and in 1927. In 1918, 1920 and 1922 Bill Newton, Jr. called his show Hontest Bill-Lucky Bill. "Bill Woodcocks' Circus Letterheads," Bandwagon, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Jul-Aug), 1966, p. 27.


Forepaugh lithograph

This is one of the truly fine lithographs of all time. Used by the Forepaugh Show in 1879, it was printed by the Strobridge Lithograph Co., of Cincinnati. Five or six colors were used and all are in soft tones. Pfening Collection. Bandwagon, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Jul-Aug), 1966, back cover.


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