Circus Routes, Ringling-Barnum 1919-29

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1919 Route

March/April

Mar. 29 - Apr. 26 New York City,
Madison Square Garden
Apr. 28-30 Brooklyn, N. Y.

May

1-3 Brooklyn N. Y.
5-10 Philadelphia, Pa.
12-13 Washington, D. C.
14-15 Baltimore, Md.
16 Wilmington, Del.
17 Camden, N. J.
19 Newark, N. J.
20 Easton, Pa.
21 Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
22 Scranton, Pa.
23 Binghamton, N.Y.
24 Elmira, N. Y.
26-27 East Liberty, Pa.
28 Allegheny, Pa.
29 Youngstown O.
30-31 Cleveland, O.

June

2 Buffalo, N. Y.
3 Rochester, N. Y.
4 Syracuse, N. Y.
5 Utica, N. Y.
6 Schenectady, N.Y.
7 Albany, N. Y.
9-14 Boston, Mass.
16 Lowell, Mass.
17 Fitchburg, Mass.
18 Worcester, Mass.
19 Providence, R. I.
20 Fall River, Mass.
21 New Bedford, Mass.
23 Springfield, Mass.
24 Hartford, Conn.
25 Waterbury, Conn.
26 New Haven, Conn.
27 Bridgeport, Conn.
28 Stamford, Conn.
30 Paterson, N. J.

July

1 Jersey City, N. J.
2 Trenton, N. J.
3 Reading, Pa.
4 Harrisburg, Pa.
5 York, Pa.
7 Altoona, Pa.
8 Johnstown, Pa.
9 Greensburg, Pa.
10 Sharon, Pa.
11 Erie, Pa.
12 Jamestown, N. Y.
14 Akron, O.
15 Canton, O.
16 Mansfield, O.
17 Zanesville, O.
18 Wheeling, W. Va.
19 Parkersburg, W. Va.
21 Charleston, W. Va.
22 Huntington, W. Va.
23 Chillicothe, O.
24 Columbus, O.
25 Dayton, O.
26 Lima, O.
28-29 Detroit. Mich.
30 Pontiac, Mich.
31 Flint, Mich.

August

1 Saginaw, Mich.
2 Lansing, Mich.
4 Toledo, O.
5 Fort Wayne, Ind.
6 Jackson, Mich.
7 Battle Creek, Mich.
8 South Bend, Ind.
9-17 Chicago (Grant Park) Ill.
18 Indianapolis, Ind.
19 Terre Haute, Ind.
20 Watseka, Ill.
21 Milwaukee, Wis.

August

22 Rockford, Ill.
23 Madison, Wis.
25 Minneapolis, Minn.
26 Mankato, Minn.
27 Sioux Falls, S. D.
28 Sioux City, Ia.
29 Omaha, Neb.
30 Lincoln, Neb.

September

1 Kansas City, Mo.
2 St. Joseph, Mo.
3 Topeka, Kan.
4 Junction City, Kan.
5 Concordia, Kan.
6 Salina, Kan.
8 Denver, Colo.
9 Colorado Springs, Colo.
10 Pueblo, Colo.
11 Garden City, Kan.
12 Wichita, Kan.
13 Enid Okla.
15 Oklahoma City, Okla.
16 Okmulgee Okla.
17 Tulsa, Okla.
18 Coffeyville, Kan.
19 Joplin, Mo.
20 Springfield, Mo.
22 Fort Smith, Ark.
23 Muskogee, Okla.
24 Ada, Okla.
25 Ardmore, Okla.
26 Chickasha, Okla.
27 Lawton, Okla.
29 Fort Worth, Tex.
30 Dallas, Tex.

October

1 Hillsboro, Tex.
2 Temple, Tex.
3 Houston, Tex.
4 Beaumont, Tex.
6 San Antonio, Tex.
7 Austin, Tex.
8 Waco, Tex.
9 Corsicana, Tex.
10 McKinney, Tex.
11 Greenville, Tex.
13 Paris, Tex.
14 Terrell, Tex.
15 Marshall, Tex.
16 Shreveport, La.
17 Texarkana, Ark.
18 Little Rock, Ark
20 Memphis, Tenn.
21 Jackson, Tenn.
22 Nashville, Tenn.
23 Chattanooga, Tenn.
24 Knoxville, Tenn.
25 Asheville, N. C.
27 Richmond, Va.
28 Newport News, Va.
29 Petersburg, Va.
30 Norfolk, Va.
31 Rocky Mount, N. C.

November

1 Raleigh, N. C.
3 Charlotte, N. C.
4 Greenville, S. C.
5 Spartanburg, S.C.
6 Columbia, S. C.
7 Augusta, Ga.
8 Athens, Ga.
10 Atlanta, Ga.
11 Anniston, Ala.
12 Birmingham, Ala.
13 Montgomery Ala.
14 Columbus, Ga.
15 Albany, Ga.
17 Tampa, Fla.
18 Orlando, Fla.
19 Jacksonville Fla
20 Waycross, Ga.
21 Savannah, Ga.
End of season.

From Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 1954 Route Book. Provided by John Polacek.

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1920 Route

March/April

Mar. 25 to May 1 New York City,
Madison Square Garden

May

3-8 Brooklyn, N. Y.
10-15 Philadelphia, Pa.
17-18 Washington, D. C.
19-20 Baltimore, Md.
21 Wilmington, Del.
22 Camden, N. J.
24 Newark, N. J.
25 Easton, Pa.
26 Wilkes Barre. Pa.
27 Scranton, Pa.
28 Binghamton, N.Y.
29 Elmira, N. Y.
31 Harrisburg, Pa.

June

1 Altoona, Pa.
2 Johnstown, Pa.
3 Allegheny, Pa.
4-5 East Liberty, Pa.
7-8 Cleveland, O.
9 Erie, Pa.
10 Buffalo, N. Y.
11 Rochester, N. Y.
12 Syracuse, N. Y.
14-19 Boston. Mass.
21-22 Providence, R. I.
23 New Bedford, Mass.
24 Fall River, Mass.
25 Lowell, Mass.
26 Fitchburg, Mass.
28 Worcester, Mass.
29 Springfield, Mass.
30 Hartford, Conn.

July

1 Waterbury, Conn.
2 New Haven, Conn.
3 Stamford, Conn.
5 Bridgeport, Conn.
6 Pittsfield, Mass.
7 Albany, N. Y.
8 Schenectady, N.Y.
9 Utica, N. Y.
10 Watertown, N. Y.
12 Youngstown, O.
13 Akron, O.
14 Canton, O.
15 Dover, O.
16 Wheeling, W. Va.
17 Parkersburg, W. Va.
19 Charleston, W. Va.
20 Huntington, W. Va.
21 Chillicothe, O.
22 Columbus, O.
23 Dayton, O.
24 Springfield, O.
26 Toledo, O.
27 Jackson, Mich.
28 Saginaw, Mich.
29 Alma, Mich.
30 Flint, Mich.
31 Port Huron, Mich.

August

2-3 Detroit, Mich.
4 Pontiac, Mich.
5 Lansing, Mich.
6 Battle Creek, Mich.
7 South Bend, Ind.
9 Indianapolis, Ind.
10 Terre Haute, Ind.
11 Danville, Ill.
12-22 Chicago (Grant Park), Ill.
23 Rockford, Ill.
24 Janesville, Wis.
25 Milwaukee, Wis.
26 Portage, Wis.
27 St. Paul, Minn.
28 Minneapolis, Minn.
30 Sioux City, Ia.
31 Omaha, Neb.

September

1 Lincoln, Neb.
2 St. Joseph, Mo.
3 Brookfield, Mo.
4-6 St. Louis, Mo.
7 Springfield, Ill.
8 Peoria, Ill.
9 Galesburg, Ill.
10 Davenport, Ia.
11 Cedar Rapids, Ia.
13 Kansas City, Mo.
14 Emporia, Kan.
15 Wichita, Kan.
16 Independence, Kan.
17 Tulsa, Okla.
18 Oklahoma City, Okla.
20 Fort Worth, Tex.
21 Dallas, Tex.
22 Paris, Tex.
23 Greenville, Tex.
24 Waxahachie, Tex.
25 Waco, Tex.
27 San Antonio, Tex.
28 Austin, Tex.
29 Brenham, Tex.
30 Houston, Tex.

October

1 Beaumont, Tex.
2 Lake Charles, La.
4 Shreveport, La.
5 Texarkana, Ark.
6 Hope, Ark.
7 Little Rock, Ark.
8 Newport, Ark.
9 Memphis, Tenn.
11 Nashville, Tenn.
12 Decatur, Ala.
13 Birmingham, Ala.
14 Gadsden, Ala.
15 Chattanooga, Tenn.
16 Knoxville, Tenn.
18 Atlanta, Ga.
19 Gainesville, Ga.
20 Greenville, S. C.
21 Spartanburg, S. C.
22 Charlotte, N. C.
23 Winston-Salem, N. C.
25 Norfolk, Va.
26 Petersburg, Va.
27 Richmond, Va.
End of season

From Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 1954 Route Book. Provided by John Polacek.

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1921 Route

March/April

Mar. 26 - Apr. 30 New York City,
Madison Square Garden

May

2-7 Brooklyn, N.Y.
9-14 Philadelphia, Pa.
16-17 Washington, D.C.
18-20 Baltimore, Md.
21 Wilmington, Del.
23-24 Newark, N. J.
25 Easton, Pa.
26 Allentown, Pa.
27 Scranton, Pa.
28 Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
30 Harrisburg, Pa.
31 Lewistown, Pa.

June

1 Altoona, Pa.
2 Johnstown, Pa.
3-4 Pittsburgh, Pa.
6-7 Cleveland, O.
8 Eric, Pa.
9 Buffalo, N. Y.
10 Rochester, N. Y.
11 Syracuse, N. Y.
13-18 Boston, Mass.
20-21 Providence, R.I.
22 New Bedford, Mass.
23 Fall River, Mass.
24 Lowell, Mass.
25 Fitchburg, Mass.
27 Worcester, Mass.
28 Springfield, Mass.
29 Hartford, Conn.
30 Waterbury, Conn.

July

1 New Haven, Conn.
2 Bridgeport, Conn.
4 Pittsfield, Mass.
5 Albany, N. Y.
6 Utica, N. Y.
7 Schenectady, N. Y.
8 Oneonta, N. Y.
9 Binghamton, N. Y.
11 Elmira, N. Y.
12 Hornell, N. Y.
13 Olean, N. Y.
14 Jamestown, N. Y.
15 Meadville, Pa.
16 Youngstown, O.
18 Akron, O.
19 Marion, O.
20 Columbus, O.
21 Dayton, O.
22 Indianapolis, Ind.
23 Kokomo, Ind.
25-26 Detroit, Mich.
27 Toledo, O.
28 Fort Wayne, Ind.
29 South Bend, Ind.
30-31 Chicago (Grant Park), Ill.

August

1-14 Chicago (Grant Park), Ill.
15 Milwaukee,Wis.
16 Madison, Wis.
17 Appleton, Wis.
18 Green Bay, Wis.
19 Fond du Lac, Wis.
20 Beaver Dam, Wis.
22 Minneapolis, Minn.
23 St. Paul, Minn.
24 Eau Claire, Wis.
25 Duluth, Minn.
26 St. Cloud, Minn.
27 Marshall, Minn.
29 Sioux Falls, S. D.
30 Cherokee, Ia.
31 Sioux City, Ia.

September

1 Norfolk, Neb.
2 Grand Island, Neb.
3 Lincoln, Neb.
5 Omaha, Neb.
6 Jefferson, Ia.
7 Des Moines, Ia.
8 Mason City, Ia.
9 Waterloo, Ia.
10 Cedar Rapids, Ia.
12 Freeport, Ill.
13-Bloomington, Ill.
14 Champaign, Ill.
15 Mattoon, Ill.
16 Decatur, Ill.
17-19 St. Louis, Mo.
20 Jefferson City, Mo.
21 Sedalia, Mo.
22 Kansas City, Mo.
23 Topeka, Kan.
24 St. Joseph, Mo.
26 Beardstown, Ill.
27-Litchfield, Ill.
28 Belleville, Ill.
29 Marion, Ill.
30 Mt.Vernon, Ill.

October

1 Evansville, Ind.
3 Louisville, Ky.
4 Bowling Green, Ky.
5 Nashville, Tenn.
6 Chattanooga, Tenn.
7 Knoxville, Tenn.
8 Asheville, N. C.
10 Charlotte, N. C.
11 Winston-Salem, N. C.
12 Durham, N. C.
13 Raleigh, N. C.
14 Goldsboro, N. C.
15 Rocky Mount, N. C.
17 Norfolk, Va.
18 Richmond, Va.
End of season

From Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 1954 Route Book. Provided by John Polacek.

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1922 Route

March/April

Mar. 25 - Apr. 29 New York City,
Madison Square Garden

May

1-6 Brooklyn, N. Y.
8-13 Philadelphia, Pa.
15-17 Washington, D. C.
18-20 Baltimore, Md.
22-23 Newark, N. J.
24 Allentown, Pa.
25 Scranton, Pa.
26 Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
27 Williamsport, Pa.
29 Rochester, N. Y.
30-31 Buffalo, N. Y.

June

l Erie, Pa.
2-3 Cleveland, O.
5 Niagara Falls, N. Y.
6 Geneva, N. Y.
7 Syracuse, N. Y.
8 Watertown, N. Y.
9 Utica, N. Y.
10 Pittsfield, Mass.
12-17 Boston, Mass.
19 Springfield, Mass.
20 Hartford, Conn.
21 New Haven, Conn.
22 Providence, R. I.
23 Worcester, Mass.
24 Manchester, N. H.
26 Portland, Me.
27 Bangor, Me.
28 Lewiston, Me.
29 Berlin, N. H
30 Sherbrooke, Que.

July

1 Quebec, Que.
3-4 Montreal, Que.
5 Ottawa, Ont.
6 Belleville, Ont.
7-8 Toronto, Ont.
10 Hamilton, Ont.
11 Kitchener, Ont.
12 London, Ont.
13 Port Huron, Mich.
14 Flint, Mich.
15 Toledo, O.
17-18 Detroit, Mich.
19 Lansing, Mich.
20 Grand Rapids, Mich.
21 South Bend, Ind.
22-30 Chicago (Grant Park), Ill.
31 Milwaukee, Wis.

August

1 Madison, Wis.
2 La Crosse, Wis.
3 Rochester, Minn.
4 Minneapolis, Minn.
5 St. Paul, Minn.
7 Fargo, N. D.
8 Grand Forks, N. D.
9 Winnipeg, Man.
10 Brandon, Man.
11 Regina, Sask.
12 Saskatoon, Sask.

August

14 Edmonton, Alta.
15 Calgary, Alta.
16 Lethbridge, Alta.
17 Cranbrook, Alta.
18 Spokane, Wash.
19 Wenatchee, Wash.
21 Bellingham, Wash.
22-23 Seattle, Wash.
24 Tacoma, Wash.
25 Portland, Ore.
26 Salem, Ore.
28 Chico, Cal.
29 Marysville, Cal.
30 Sacramento, Cal.
31 Oakland, Cal.

September

1-3 San Francisco, Cal.
4 San Jose, Cal.
5 Stockton, Cal.
6 Modesto, Cal.
7 Fresno, Cal.
8 Visalia, Cal.
9 Bakersfield, Cal.
11-14 Los Angeles, Cal.
15 San Diego, Cal.
16 Santa Ana, Cal.
18 Phoenix, Ariz.
19 Tucson, Ariz.
20 Douglas, Ariz.
21 El Paso, Tex.
22 Las Cruces, N. M.
23 Albuquerque, N. M.
25 Amarillo, Tex.
26 Wichita Falls, Tex.
27 Fort Worth, Tex.
28 Dallas Tex.
29 Nacogdoches, Tex.
30 Shreveport, La.

October

2 Fort Smith, Ark.
3 Little Rock, Ark.
4 Pine Bluff, Ark.
5 Monroe, La.
6 Alexandria, La.
7 Lake Charles, La.
9 San Antonio, Tex.
10 Victoria, Tex.
11 Houston, Tex.
12 Beaumont, Tex.
13 Lafayette, La.
14 Baton Rouge, La.
15-16 New Orleans, La.
17 Hattiesburg, Miss.
18 Meridian, Miss.
19 Tuscaloosa, Ala.
20 Birmingham, Ala.
21 Columbus, Ga.
23 Atlanta, Ga.
24 Macon, Ga.
25 Athens, Ga.
26 Augusta, Ga.
27 Columbia, S. C.
28 Spartanburg, S.C.
30 Greenville, S. C.
31 Charlotte, N. C.

November

1 Greensboro, N. C.
End of season

From Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 1954 Route Book. Provided by John Polacek.

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1923 Route

March/April

Mar. 24 - Apr. 28 New York City,
Madison Square Garden
Apr. 30 Washington, D. C.

May

1-2-Washington, D. C.
3-5 Baltimore, Md.
7-12 Philadelphia, Pa.
14 Wilmington, Del.
15 Trenton, N. J.
16-17 Newark, N. J.
18 Easton, Pa.
19 Scranton, Pa.
21 Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
22 Reading, Pa.
23 Harrisburg, Pa.
24 Altoona Pa
25-26 Pittsburgb, Pa.
28-30 Cleveland, O.
31 Toledo, O.

June

1-2 Detroit, Mich.
4 Indianapolis, Ind.
5 Dayton, O.
6 Columbus, O.
7 Zanesville, O.
8 Akron, O.
9 Canton, O.
11 Youngstown, O.
12 Jamestown, N. Y.
13 Buffalo, N. Y.
14 Rochester, N. Y.
15 Syracuse, N. Y
16 Schenectady, N.Y
18-23 Boston, Mas
25 Worcester, Mass.
26 New Bedford, Mass.
27 Fall River, Mass.
28 Providence, R. I.
29 New Haven, Conn.
30 Bridgeport, Conn.

July

2 Waterbury, Conn.
3 Hartford, Conn.
4 Springfield, Mass.
5 Albany, N. Y.
6 Utica, N. Y.
7 Binghamton, N.Y.
9 Pontiac, Mich.
10 Flint, Mich.
11 Lansing, Mich.
12 Battle Creek, Mich.
13 South Bend, Ind.
14-22 Chicago (Grant Park), Ill.
23 Rockford, Ill.
24 Janesville, Wis.
25 Milwaukee, Wis.
26 Fond du Lac,Wis.
27 Marshfield, Wis.
28 Duluth, Minn.
30 Minneapolis, Minn.
31 St. Paul, Minn.

August

1 Alexandria, Minn.
2 Fargo, N. D.
3 Crookston, Minn.
4 Winnipeg, Man.
6 Moose Jaw, Sask.
7 Regina, Sask.
8 Yorkton, Sask.
9 Saskatoon, Sask.
10 No. Battleford, Sask.

August

11 Edmonton, Alta.
13 Calgary, Alta.
14 Lethbridge, Alta
15 Great Falls, Mont.
16 Butte, Mont.
17 Missoula, Mont.
18 Spokane, Wash.
20-21 Seattle, Wash.
22 Tacoma, Wash.
23 Portland, Ore.
24 Eugene, Ore.
25 Medford, Ore.
27 Chico, Cal.
28 Sacramento, Cal.
29 Pittsburg, Cal.
30 Oakland, Cal.
31 San Francisco, Cal.

September

1-2 San Francisco, Cal.
3 San Jose, Cal.
4 Stockton, Cal.
5 Modesto, Cal.
6 Fresno, Cal.
7 Visalia, Cal.
8 Bakersfield, Cal.
10 San Diego, Cal.
11 Santa Ana, Cal.
12-16 Los Angeles, Cal.
17 Long Beach, Cal.
18 San Bernardino, Cal.
20 Provo, Utah
21 Salt Lake City, Utah
22 Ogden, Utah
24 Denver, Col.
25 McCook, Neb.
26 Hastings, Neb.
27 Lincoln, Neb.
28 Omaha, Neb.
29 St. Joseph, Mo.
30 Kansas City, Mo.

October

1 Kansas City, Mo.
2 Topeka, Kan.
3 Wichita, Kan.
4 Independence, Kan.
5 Tulsa, Okla.
6 Oklahoma City, Okla.
8 Fort Worth, Tex.
9 Dallas, Tex.
10 Corsicana, Tex.
11 Waco, Tex.
12 Austin, Tex.
13 San Antonio, Tex.
15 Houston, Tex.
16 Beaumont, Tex.
17 De Ridder, La.
18 Shreveport, La.
19 Texarkana, Ark.
20 Little Rock, Ark.
22 Memphis, Tenn.
23 Tupelo, Miss.
24 Birmingham, Ala.
25 Chattanooga, Tenn.
26 Knoxville, Tenn.
27 Asheville, Tenn.
29 Greenville, S. C.
30 Charlotte, N. C.
31 Winston-Salem, N. C.

November

1 Durham, N. C.
2 Raleigh, N. C.
3 Wilson, N. C.
5 Richmond, Va.
End of season

From Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 1954 Route Book. Provided by John Polacek.

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1924 Route

March/April

Mar. 29 - Apr. 26 New York City,
Madison Square Garden
Apr. 28-30 Brooklyn, N.Y.

May

1-3 Brooklyn, N. Y.
5-10 Philadelphia, Pa.
12-14 Washington, D. C.
15-16 Baltimore, Md.
17 York, Pa.
19 Williamsport, Pa.
20 Harrisburg, Pa.
21 Reading, Pa.
22 Lancaster, Pa.
23 Camden, N. J.
24 Norristown, Pa.
26-27 Newark, N. J.
28 Allentown, Pa.
29 Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
30 Scranton, Pa.
31 Middletown, N.Y.

June

2 Waterbury, Conn.
3 Bridgeport, Conn.
4 New Haven, Conn.
5 New London, Conn.
6-7 Providence, R.I.
9 Portland, Me.
10 Salem, Mass.
11 Worcester, Mass.
12 Hartford, Conn.
13 Springfield, Mass.
14 Albany, N. Y.
16 Utica, N. Y.
17 Syracuse, N. Y.
18 Rochester, N. Y.
19 Niagara Falls, N. Y.
20 Buffalo, N. Y.
21 Erie, Pa.
23-24 Cleveland, O.
25 Akron, O.
26 Canton, O.
27 Youngstown, O.
28 New Castle, Pa.
30 Pittsburgh, Pa.

July

1 Pittsburgh, Pa.
2 Wheeling, W. Va.
3 Parkersburg, W. Va.
4 Huntington, W. Va.
5 Charleston, W.Va.
7 Columbus, O.
8 Springfield, O.
9 Dayton, O.
10 Lima, O.
11 Mansfield, O.
12 Toledo, O.
14-15 Detroit, Mich.
16 Flint, Mich.
17 Grand Rapids, Mich.
18 Kalamazoo, Mich.
19 South Bend, Ind.
21 Aurora, Ill.
22 Kewanee, Ill.
23 Davenport, Ia.
24 Cedar Rapids, Ia.
25 Waterloo, Ia.
26 Iowa Falls, Ia.
28 Des Moines, Ia.
29 Fort Dodge, Ia.
30 Mason City, Ia.
31 Sheldon, Ia.

August

1 Sioux City, Ia,
2 Sioux Falls, S. D.

August

4 Fairmont, Minn.
5 Owatonna, Minn.
6-7 Minneapolis, Minn.
8 St. Paul, Minn.
9 Duluth, Minn.
11 Stevens Point, Wis.
12 Oshkosh, Wis.
13 Madison, Wis.
14 Milwaukee, Wis.
15-24 Chicago (Grant Park), Ill.
25 Danville, Ill.
26 Indianapolis, Ind.
27 Terre Haute, Ind.
28 Evansville, Ind.
29 Mattoon, Ill.
30-31 St. Louis, Mo.

September

1 St. Louis, Mo.
2 Springfield, Ill.
3 Decatur, Ill.
4 Peoria, Ill.
5 Macomb, Ill.
6 Quincy, Ill.
8 Kansas City, Mo.
9 Emporia, Kan.
10 Hutchinson, Kan.
11 Great Bend, Kan.
12 Salina, Kan.
13 Concordia, Kan.
15 Wichita, Kan.
16 Arkansas City, Kan.
17 Coffeyville, Kan.
18 Chanute, Kan.
19 Pittsburg, Kan.
20 Springfield, Mo.
22 Okmulgee, Okla.
23 Tulsa, Okla.
24 Enid, Okla.
25 Clinton, Okla.
26 Chickasha, Okla.
27 Lawton, Okla.
29 Dallas, Tex.
30 Fort Worth, Tex.

October

1 Cleburne, Tex.
2 Waco, Tex.
3 Austin, Tex.
4 San Antonio, Tex.
6 Sherman, Tex.
7 Greenville, Tex.
8 Paris, Tex.
9 Terrell, Tex.
10 Marshall, Tex.
11 Texarkana, Tex.
13 Mt. Pleasant, Tex.
14 Tyler, Tex.
15 Corsicana, Tex.
16 Mexia, Tex.
17 Hillsboro, Tex.
18 Temple, Tex.
20 Ardmore, Okla.
21 Oklahoma City, Okla.
22 Shawnee, Okla.
23 Ada, Okla.
24 Muskogee, Okla.
25 Fort Smith, Ark.
27 Jonesboro, Ark.
28 Memphis, Tenn.
29 Sheffield, Ala.
30 Birmingham, Ala.
31 Anniston, Ala.

November

1 Atlanta, Ga.
3 Greensboro, N. C.
End of season

From Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 1954 Route Book. Provided by John Polacek.

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1925 Route

March/April

Mar. 28 - May 2 New York City,
Madison Square Garden

May

4-9 Philadelphia, Pa.
11-13 Baltimore, Md.
14-16 Washington, D. C.
18-19 Newark, N. J.
20 Wilmington, Del.
21 Harrisburg, Pa.
22 Altoona, Pa.
23 Johnstown, Pa.
25-26 Pittsburgh, Pa.
27 Youngstown, O.
28 Akron, O.
29-30 Cleveland, O.

June

1 Buffalo, N. Y.
2 Rochester, N. Y.
3 Olean, N. Y.
4 Elmira, N. Y.
5 Scranton, Pa.
6 Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
8-13 Boston, Mass.
15 Worcester, Mass.
16-17 Providence, R. I.
18 Hartford, Conn.
19 Waterbury, Conn.
20 Bridgeport, Conn.
22 New Haven, Conn.
23 Springfield, Mass.
24 Albany, N. Y.
25 Utica, N. Y.
26 Syracuse, N. Y.
27 Auburn, N. Y.
29-30 Montreal, Can.

July

1 Ottawa, Can.
2 Belleville, Can.
3 Toronto, Can.
4 Kitchener, Can.
6 London, Can.
7 Port Huron, Mich.
8 Saginaw, Mich.
9 Alma, Mich.
10 Grand Rapids, Mich.
11 Muskegon, Mich.
13-14 Detroit, Mich.
15 Lansing, Mich.
16 South Bend, Ind.
17-26 Chicago (Grant Park), Ill.
27 Racine, Wis.
28 Milwatikee, Wis.
29 Appleton, Wis.
30 Wausau, Wis.
31 Eau Claire, Wis.

August

1 Duluth, Minn.
3-4 Minneapolis, Minn.
5 St. Paul, Minn.
6 Mankato, Minn.
7 Sioux Falls, S. D.

August

8 Yankton, S. D.
10 Watertown, S. D.
11 Aberdeen, S. D.
12 Jamestown, N. D.
13 Fargo, N. D.
14 Devils Lake, N. D.
15 Minot, N. D.
17 Great Falls, Mont.
18 Helena, Mont.
19 Butte, Mont.
20 Missoula, Mont.
21 Spokane, Wash.
22 Wenatchee, Wash.
24-25 Seattle, Wash.
26 Tacoma, Wash.
27-28 Portland, Ore.
29 Salem, Ore.
31 Redding, Cal.

September

1 Chico, Cal.
2 Sacramento, Cal.
3-4 Oakland, Cal.
5-7 San Francisco, Cal.
8-9 San Jose, Cal.
9 Salinas, Cal.
10 San Luis Obispo, Cal.
11 Santa Barbara, Cal.
12-15 Los Angeles, Cal.
16 San Diego, Cal.
17 Santa Ana, Cal.
18 Long Beach, Cal.
19 San Bernardino, Cal.
21 Phoenix, Ariz.
23 El Paso, Tex.
24 Albuquerque, N. M.
25 Clovis, N. M.
26 Amarillo, Tex.
28 Wichita Falls, Tex.
29 Fort Worth, Tex.
30 Dallas, Tex.

October

1 Dallas, Tex.
2 Sulphur Springs, Tex.
3 Shreveport, La.
5 Clarksdale, Miss.
6 Greenville, Miss.
7 Greenwood, Miss.
8 Columbus, Miss.
9 Meridian, Miss.
10 Mobile, Ala.
12 Tuscaloosa, Ala.
13 Gadsden, Ala.
14 Chattanooga, Tenn.
15 Knoxville, Tenn.
16 Asheville, N. C.
17 Greenville, S. C.
19 Charlotte, N. C.
20 Winston-Salem, N. C.
21 Raleigh, N. C.
22 Goldsboro, N. C.
23 Rocky Mount, N. C.
24 Durham, N. C.
26 Salisbury, N. C.
End of season

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March/April

Mar. 31 - May 1 New York City,
Madison Square Garden

May

3-8 Philadelphia, Pa.
10-11 Washington, D. C.
12-13 Baltimore Md.
14 Wilmington, Del.
15 Lancaster, Pa.
17-18 Newark N. J.
19 Allentown, Pa.
20 Reading, Pa.
21 Williamsport, Pa.
22 Clearfield, Pa.
24-25 Pittsburgh Pa.
26 Canton, O.
27 Columbus, O.
28 Dayton, O.
29 Cincinnati, O.
31 Cleveland, O.

June

1 Cleveland, O.
2 Erie, Pa.
3 Buffalo, N. Y.
4 Rochester, N. Y.
5 Syracuse, N. Y.
7-12 Boston, Mass.
14 Providence, R. I.
15 New Bedford, Mass.
16 Lowell, Mass.
17 Marblehead, Mass.
18 Manchester, N. H.
19 Portland, Me.
21-22 Montreal, Ont.
23 Ottawa, Ont.
24 Belleville, Ont.
25 Peterboro, Ont.
26 Hamilton, Ont.
28 London Ont.
29 Brantford Ont.
30 Toronto, Ont.

July

1 Niagara Falls, N. Y.
2 Jamestown, N. Y.
3 Youngstown, O.
5 Akron, O.
6 Mansfield O.
7 Toledo, O.
8 Adrian, Mich.
9-10 Detroit, Mich.
12 Flint, Mich.
13 Lansing, Mich.
14 Jackson, Mich.
15 Fort Wayne, Ind
16 South Bend, Ind.
17-25 Chicago (Grant Park), Ill.
26 Milwaukee, Wis.
27 Sheboygan, Wis.
28 Fond du Lac, Wis.
29 Madison. Wis.
30 Janesville, Wis.
31 Rockford, Ill.

August

2 Davenport, Ia.
3 Newton, Ia.
4 Des Moines, Ia.
5 Fort Dodge, Ia.
6 Waterloo, Ia.
7 Cedar Rapids, Ia.
9 Mason City, Ia.
10 Albert Lea, Minn.

August

11-12 Minneapolis, Minn.
13 St. Paul, Minn.
14 Duluth, Minn.
16 Winona, Minn.
17 Rochester, Minn.
18 New Ulm, Minn.
19 Algona, Ia.
20 Boone, Ia.
21 Carroll Ia.
23 Sioux City, Ia.
24 Norfolk, Neb.
25 Grand Island, Neb.
26 York, Neb.
27 Omaha, Neb.
28 Red Oak, Ia.
30 Ottumwa, Ia.
31 Trenton, Mo.

September

1 St. Joseph, Mo.
2 Kansas City, Mo.
3 Topeka, Kan.
4 Manhattan, Kan.
6 Concordia, Kan.
7 Salina, Kan.
8 Emporia, Kan.
9 Wichita, Kan.
10 Alva, Okla.
ll Woodward, Okla.
13 Enid, Okla.
14 Oklahoma City, Okla.
15 Ponca City, Okla.
16 Independence, Kan.
17 Pittsburg, Kan.
18 Springfield, Mo.
20 Joplin, Mo.
21 Miami, Okla.
22 Tulsa, Okla.
23 Okmulgee, Okla.
24 Ada, Okla.
25 Durant, Okla.
27 Dallas, Tex.
28 Fort Worth, Tex.
29 Wichita Falls, Tex.
30 Altus, Okla.

October

1 Clinton, Okla.
2 Lawton, Okla.
4 Shawnee, Okla.
5 Ardmore, Okla.
6 Paris, Tex.
7 Greenville, Tex.
8 Waxahachie, Tex.
9 Corsicana, Tex.
11 Waco, Tex.
12 Temple, Tex.
13 Taylor, Tex.
14 Austin, Tex.
15 San Antonio, Tex.
16 Cuero, Tex.
18 Galveston, Tex.
19-20 Houston, Tex.
21 Beaumont, Tex.
22 Baton Rouge, La.
23-24 New Orleans, La.
25 Brookhaven, Miss.
26 Jackson, Miss.
27 Greenwood, Miss.
28 Memphis, Tenn.
29 Tupelo, Miss.
30 Birmingham, Ala.

November

1 Atlanta, Ga.
End of season

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April/May

Apr. 12 - May 7 New York City,
Madison Square Garden
May 9-14 Brooklyn, N. Y.
May 16-21Philadelphia, Pa.
May 23 Trenton, N. J.
May 24 Wilmington, Del.
May 25-26 Baltimore, Md.
May 27-28 Washington, D. C.
May 30-31 Newark, N. J.

June

1 Easton, Pa.
2 Scranton, Pa.
3 Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
4 Harrisburg, Pa.
6-7 Pittsburgh, Pa.
8 Youngstown, O.
9 Akron, O.
10-11 Cleveland, O.
13 -Buffalo, N. Y.
14 Rochester, N. Y.
15 Syracuse, N. Y.
16 Watertown, N. Y.
17 Utica, N. Y.
18 Schenectady, N Y.
20 Worcester, Mass.
21 Providence, R. I.
22 Hartford, Conn.
23 New Haven, Conn.
24 Bridgeport, Conn.
25 Waterbury, Conn.
27 Springfield, Mass.
28 Albany, N. Y.
29 Binghamton, N.Y.
30 Elmira, N. Y.

July

1 Olean, N. Y.
2 Warren, Pa.
4 Wheeling, W. Va.
5 Dover, O.
6 Canton, O.
7 Toledo, O.
8-10 Detroit, Mich.
11 Flint Mich.
12 Lansing, Mich.
13 Battle Creek, Mich.
14 Kalamazoo, Mich.
15 South Bend, Ind.
16-24 Chicago (Grant Park), Ill.
25 Racine, Wis.
26 Milwaukee, Wis.
27 Madison, Wis.
28 Appleton, Wis.
29 Marshfield, Wis.
30 Duluth, Minn.

August

1-2 Minneapolis, Minn.
3 St. Paul, Minn.
4 Fergus, Falls, Minn.
5 Grand Forks, N. D.
6 Winnipeg, Can.
8 Devils Lake, N. D.
9 Minot, N. D.
10 Weyburn, Can.
11 Moose Jaw, Can.
12 Regina, Can.
13 Saskatoon, Can.
15 Edmonton, Can.

August

16 Calgary, Can.
17 Lethbridge, Can.
18 Cranbrook, Can.
19 Spokane, Wash.
20 Wenatchee, Wash.
22 Vancouver, Can.
23-24 Seattle, Wash.
25 Tacoma, Wash.
26 Portland, Ore.
27 Salem, Ore.
29 Chico, Cal.
30 Sacramento, Cal.
31 Oakland, Cal.

September

1 Oakland, Cal.
2-4 San Francisco, Cal.
5 San Jose, Cal.
6 Salinas, Cal.
7 Santa Barbara, Cal.
8-12 Los Angeles, Cal.
13 Long Beach, Cal.
14 Santa Ana, Cal.
15 San Diego, Cal.
16 El Centro, Cal.
17 Phoenix, Ariz.
19 El Paso, Tex.
20 Albuquerque, N. M.
21 Clovis, N. M.
22 Amarillo, Tex.
23 Quanah, Tex.
24 Wichita Falls, Tex.
26 Dallas, Tex.
27 Fort Worth, Tex.
28 Mexia, Tex.
29 Houston, Tex.
30 Galveston, Tex.

October

1 Beaumont, Tex.
3 Shreveport, La.
4 Texarkana, Tex.
5 Little Rock, Ark.
6 Memphis, Tenn.
7 Jackson, Tenn.
8 Paducah, Ky.
10 Nashville, Tenn.
11 Chattanooga, Tenn.
12 Knoxville, Tenn.
13 Bristol, Tenn.
14 Roanoke, Va.
15 Lynchburg, Va.
17 Richmond, Va.
18 Norfolk, Va.
19 Rocky Mount, N. C.
20 Raleigh, N. C.
21 Greensboro, N. C.
22 Winston-Salem, N. C.
24 Charlotte, N. C.
25 Greenville, S. C.
26 Atlanta, Ga.
27 LaGrange, Ga.
28 Montgomery, Ala.
29 Dothan, Ala.
31 Jacksonville, Fla.

November

1 Orlando,Fla.
2 Lakeland. Fla,
3 Tampa, Fla.
End of season

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April

Apr. 5-28 New York City,
Madison Square Garden
Apr. 30 Washington, D.C.

May

1 Washington, D.C.
2-3 Baltimore, Md.
4 Camden, N. J.
5 Atlantic City, N. J.
7-12 Philadelphia, Pa.
14-19 Brooklyn, N.Y.
21 Jersey City, N. J.
22-23 Newark, N. J.
24 Allentown, Pa.
25 Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
26 Williamsport, Pa.
28 Reading, Pa.
29 Harrisburg, Pa.
30 Altooria, Pa.
31 Pittsburgh, Pa.

June

1 Pittsburgh, Pa.
2 Akron, O.
4-5 Cleveland, O.
6 Buffalo, N. Y.
7 Rochester, N. Y.
8 Utica, N. Y.
9 Albany, N. Y.
11-16 Boston, Mass.
18 Providence, R. I.
19 New London, Conn.
20 New Haven, Conn.
21 Hartford, Conn.
22 Worcester, Mass.
23 Portland, Me.
25-26 Montreal, Can.
27-Ogdenburg, N. Y.
28 Watertown, N. Y.
29 Syracuse, N. Y.
30 Buffalo, N. Y.

July

2 Toronto, Ont.
3 Hamilton, Ont.
4 Kitchener, Ont.
5 London, Ont.
6 Port Huron, Mich.
7 Flint, Mich.
8-10 Detroit, Mich.
11 Toledo, O.
12 Fort Wayne, Ind.
13 South Bend, Ind.
14-22 Chicago (Grant Park), Ill.
23 Milwaukee, Wis.
24 Sheboygan, Wis.
25 Oshkash, Wis.
26 Green Bay. Wis.
27 Wausau, Wis.
28 Eau Claire, Wis.
30 Madison, Wis.
31 Rockford, Ill.

August

1 Sterling, Ill.
2 Peoria, Ill.
3 Davenport, Ia.
4 Cedar Rapids, Ia.
6 Des Moines, Ia.
7 Waterloo, Ia.
8 Mason City, Ia.

August

9 Austin, Minn.
10 La Crosse, Wis.
11 Rochester, Minn.
13-14 Minneapolis, Minn.
15 St. Paul, Minn.
16 Duluth, Minn.
17 St. Cloud, Minn.
18 Marshall, Minn.
20 Aberdeen, S. D.
21 Watertown, S. D.
22 Sioux Falls, S. D.
23 Yankton, S. D.
24 Mitchell, S. D.
25 Sheldon, Ia.
27 Sioux City, Ia.
28 Norfolk, Neb.
29 Grand Island, Neb.
30 Hastings, Neb.
31 Holdredge, Neb.

September

1 York, Neb.
3 Omaha, Neb.
4 St. Joseph, Mo.
5 Kansas City, Mo.
6 Emporia, Kan.
7 Salina, Kan.
8 Concordia, Kan.
10 Wichita, Kan.
11 Arkansas City, Kan.
12 Oklahoma City, Okla.
13 Okmulgee, Okla.
14 Tulsa, Okla.
15 Miami, Okla.
17 Enid, Okla.
18 Clinton, Okla.
19 Shawnee, Okla.
20 Ardmore, Okla.
21 Chickasha, Okla.
22 Lawton, Okla.
24 Dallas, Tex.
25 Greenville, Tex.
26 Sherman, Tex.
27 Denton, Tex.
28 Fort Worth, Tex.
29 Temple, Tex.

October

1 San Antonio, Tex.
2 Austin, Tex.
3 Waco, Tex.
4 Tyler, Tex.
5 Texarkana, Tex.
6 Shreveport, La.
8 Houston, Tex.
9 Beaumont, Tex.
10 Lake Charles, La.
11 Lafayette, La.
12 Baton Rouge, La.
13-14 New Orleans, La.
15 Brookhaven, Miss.
16 Jackson, Miss.
17 Meridian, Miss.
18 Birmingham, Ala.
19 Atlanta, Ga.
20 Macon, Ga.
22 Savannah, Ga.
23 Jacksonville, Fla.
24 Orlando, Fla.
25-26 Tampa, Fla.
27 Sarasota, Fla.
End of season

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March/April

Mar. 21-30 New York City,
Coliseum
Apr. 1-21 New York City,
Madison Square Garden
Apr. 25-30 Boston, Mass.

May

1-4 Boston, Mass.
6-11 Brooklyn. N.Y.
13-18 Philadelphia, Pa.
20-21 Washington, D. C.
22-23 Baltimore, Md.
24 Wilmington, Del.
25 Trenton, N. J.
27 Jersey City, N. J.
28-29 Newark, N. J.
30 Easton, Pa.
31 Scranton, Pa.

June

1 Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
3-4 Pittsburgh, Pa.
5 Youngstown, O.
6 Akron, O.
7-8 Cleveland, O.
10 Cincinnati, O.
11 Louisville, Ky.
12 Evansville. Ind.
13 Mattoon, Ill.
14-16 St. Louis, Mo.
17 Decatur, Ill.
18 Indianapolis, Ind.
19 Dayton, O.
20 Columbus, O.
21 Toledo, O.
22-23 Detroit, Mich.
24 Stratford, Ont.
25 Buffalo. N. Y.
26 Rochester, N. Y.
27 Syracuse, N. Y.
28 Utica, N. Y.
29 Schenectady, N.Y.

July

1 Worcester, Mass.
2 Providence, R. I.
3 New Haven, Conn.
4 Bridgeport, Conn.
5 Hartford, Conn.
6 Springfield, Mass.
8-9 Montreal, Que.
10 Ottawa, Ont.
11 Belleville, Ont.
12 Toronto, Ont.
13 Hamilton, Ont.
15 Lansing, Mich.
16 Grand Rapids, Mich.
17 Kalamazoo, Mich.
18 Battle Creek. Mich.
19 South Bend, Ind.
20-28 Chicago (Grant Park), Ill.
29 Racine, Wis.
30 Milwaukee, Wis.
31 Janesville, Wis.

August

1 Madison, Wis.
2 Fond du Lac, Wis.
3 Wis. Rapids, Wis.

August

5-6 Minneapolis, Minn.
7 Mankato, Minn.
8 St. Paul, Minn.
9 Alexandria, Minn.
10 Fargo, N. D.
12 Grand Forks, N. D.
13 Devils Lake, N.D.
14 Minot. N. D.
15 Williston, N. D.
16 Glasgow, Mont.
17 Great Falls, Mont.
18 Helena, Mont.
19 Butte, Mont.
20 Missoula, Mont.
21 Spokane, Wash.
22 Walla Walla, Wash.
23 Yakima, Wash.
24 Tacoma, Wash.
25-26 Seattle, Wash.
27 Centralia, Wash.
28 Portland, Ore.
29 Salem, Ore.
30 Eugene, Ore.
31 Klamath Falls, Ore.

September

1 Mount Shasta, Cal.
2 Chico, Cal.
3 Sacrarnento, Cal.
4 Stockton, Cal.
5 Oakland, Cal.
6-8 San Francisco, Cal.
9 San Jose, Cal.
10 San Luis Obispo, Cal.
11 Santa Barbara, Cal.
12-15 Los Angeles, Cal.
16 Long Beach, Cal.
17 San Diego, Cal.
18 El Centro, Cal.
19 Phoenix, Ariz.
20 Tucson, Ariz.
21 El Paso, Tex.
23 San Antonio, Tex.
24 Austin, Tex.
25 Houston, Tex.
26 Beaumont, Tex.
27 Baton Rouge, La.
28-29 New Orleans, La.
30 McComb, Miss.

October

1 Jackson, Tenn.
2 Nashville, Tenn.
3 Chattanooga, Tenn.
4 Knoxville, Tenn.
5 Asheville, N. C.
7 Raleigh, N. C.
8 Durham, N. C.
9 High Point, N. C.
10 Charlotte, N. C.
11 Spartanburg, S. C.
12 Columbia, S. C.
14 Greenville, S. C.
15 Atlanta, Ga.
16 Columbus, Ga.
17 Albany, Ga.
18 Waycross, Ga.
19 Jacksonville, Fla.
21 Miami, Fla.
End of season

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