9/3/2023 - Session #3 - Circus Memorabilia Auction
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400
CIRCUS ELEPHANT PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
GROUPING OF 8"X10" PHOTOGRAPHS, PRIMARILY OF RINGLING SHOW ELEPHANTS, C.1940'S. TOMAS FAMILY (GARGANTUA/M'TOTO) COLLECTION.

401
CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
GROUPING OF 8"X10" PHOTOGRAPHS, PRIMARILY OF RINGLING SHOW, ANIMALS AND PERFORMERS, C.1940'S. TOMAS FAMILY (GARGANTUA/M'TOTO) COLLECTION.

402
CIRCUS CLOWN PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
GROUPING OF 8"X10" PHOTOGRAPHS, PRIMARILY OF RINGLING SHOW CLOWNS, 1940'S. TOMAS FAMILY (GARGANTUA/M'TOTO) COLLECTION.

403
CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
GROUPING OF 8"X10" PHOTOGRAPHS, PRIMARILY RINGLING SHOW, EXECUTIVES, LOT SCENE, TENTS, PERFORMERS, 1940'S. TOMAS FAMILY (GARGANTUA/M'TOTO) COLLECTION.

403
CIRCUS SIDESHOW PHOTOGRAPHS
PAIR OF 8"X10" PHOTOGRAPHS THE RINGLING SHOW SIDESHOW BARKER, C.1940'S. TOMAS FAMILY (GARGANTUA/M'TOTO) COLLECTION.

404
CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
GROUPING OF SNAPSHOT UP TO 5"X7" PHOTOGRAPHS. SIDESHOW, PERFORMERS, WAGONS, ANIMALS, PARADES, CLOWNS AND MORE.

405
SAM B. DILLS CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH
PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SAM B. DILL CIRCUS LOT SCENE, JUNE 19TH, 1933. 6.75"X10"

406
CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH COLLECITON
ORIGINAL AND RESTRIKE 8"X10" PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDING PARADES, LOT SCENE, ANIMAL, WAGONS, RAILROAD.

407
EDWARD J. KELTY PHOTOGRAPH
EDWARD J. KELTY (AMERICAN, 1888-1967) LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPH OF RED FINN AND HIS BAGGAGE STOCK DEPARTMENT - RINGLING BROS. BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS, CHICAGO, AUGUST 1, 1936. A DISPLAY OF HORSES AND MEN WITH SOLDIER FIELD IN THE BACK DROP. MARGINAL W...

408
RINGLING CIRCUS - HARTFORD FIRE AFTERMATH PHOTOS
THE HARTFORD FIRE WHICH OCCURRED ON JULY 6, 1944, IN HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, WAS ONE OF THE WORST FIRE DISASTERS IN UNITED STATES HISTORY. THE FIRE OCCURRED DURING AN AFTERNOON PERFORMANCE OF THE RINGLING BROS. BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS THAT WAS ATTENDE...

409
DOLLY JACOBS PERFORMANCE PHOTOGRAPHS
A SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF DOLLY JACOBS, PERFORMING AERIAL ACTS SUCH AS WEB, ROMAN RINGS AND TRAPEZE. SNAPSHOT SIZE.

410
CIRCUS SIDESHOW PHOTOGRAPHS
GROUPING OF AMERICAN CIRCUS SIDESHOW FRONTS DEPICTING LOT SCENE, BANNER LINES, BARKERS AND PATRONS. 1920'S TO MID-CENTURY. SNAPSHOT SIZE.

411
ODDITY CABINET CARDS
INCLUDING ELI BOWEN AND FAMILY, FRANK WILLIAMS, ROBERT BLANCHARD, MAJOR RAY AND WIFE, THE MODERN MR. AND MRS. TOM THUMB. C.1900.

412
SWORD SWALLOWER PHOTOGRAPHS
GROUPING OF SWORD SWALLOWER PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDING LOUIS LONG (RBBB), ALEX LINTON (FREAKS), ROGER BOYD, PATRICIA KATTS. 5"X7"

413
TATOOED WOMAN - NUDE PHOTOGRAPHS
TRIO OF TATTOOED WOMEN IN THE NUDE. 5"X7"

414
SIDESHOW AND ODDITY PHOTOGRAPHS
GROUPING OF SIDESHOW AND ODDITY PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDING MIDGETS, FATS, THINS, ELEPHANT SKINS, SNAKE LADIES, BARKERS, BANNERS, ALBINO, PIN CUSION, EKO & IKO AND MORE. LARGEST ARE 5"X7"

415
ODDITY - BREAST DEFORMITY PHOTOGRAPHS
GROUPING OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF WOMEN WITH BREAST ABNORMALITIES. 5"X7"

416
RINGLING CIRCUS PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS
PRESS PHOTOS OF THE RBBB SHOW, 1940'S-50'S. MANY OF THE PAPER PRESS DESCRIPTIONS HAVE COME LOOSE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHS. PRIMARILY 8"X10"

417
CIRCUS PERFORMER AND EXECUTIVE PHOTOGRAPHS
8"X10" PHOTOS INCLUDING PATTI ROSS, BJ PALMER, FELIX ADLER, RINGLINGS, FELDS, CONCELLO, CHARLES HUNT, FRED BRADNA, ROLAND BUTLER AND OTHERS.

418
RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPHS.
COLLECTION OF PRESS PHOTOS INCLUDING GUNTHER GEBEL WILLIAMS, PHILLIPPE PETIT, MICHU, TITO GAONA, URSULA BOTTCHER, KING CHARLES TROUP AND OTHERS.

419
RINGLING SHOW - FAMOUS CLOWN PHOTOGRAPHS
SNAPSHOT PHOTOGRAPHS OF RBBB CLOWN INCLUDING PAUL JUNG, HARRY DANN, FELIX ADLER, CHESTY MORGAN, PRINCE PAUL, FRANKIE SALUTO AND OTHERS.

420
EMMETT KELLY PHOTOGRAPHS
SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF EMMETT KELLY IN CLOWN ALLEY APPLYING HIS MAKEUP. ONE 8"X10" AND SEVERAL SNAPSHOTS.

421
ELLA BRADNA - FRED DERRICK PHOTOGRAPH
STUDIO PHOTOGRAPH OF ELLEN BRADNA AND FRED DERRICK, SIGNED BY BRADNA IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER. MOUNTED ON STUDIO BOARD, IMAGE 4.5"X6.5", OVERALL 6.5"X10.5"

422
GOLD TIGER CLAW BROOCH
VICTORIAN TIGER CLAW BROOCH, TESTS AS 22K GOLD. 2.5"

423
BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS POSTCARD
THREE TURN OF THE CENTURY BARNUM & BAILEY SOUVENIR POSTCARDS. ONE USED.

424
MAGAZINE OF WONDERS - GARGANTUA
1938 MAGAZINE OF WONDERS FETURING THE WORLD'S MOST TERRIFYING LIVING CREATURE.

425
RINGLING BROS. BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS PROGRAM
MAGAZINE AND DAILY REVIEW, 1935.

426
THREE CIRCUS COURIERS
CAMPBELL'S AMUSEMENT SUPPLEMENT, CLARK & WALTERS.

427
1910 RINGING BROS. CIRCUS COURIER
MULTI-PAGE COURIER FOR THE RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS, 1910. TEAR IN REAR COVER AND FINAL PAGE.

428
RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS COURIERS
C.1930'S FEATURING PYGMY ELEPHANTS, ZACCHINI, ORLAN MARA, DURBAR SPEC, GIRAFFE NECK WOMEN AND OTHERS. WEAR CONSISTENT WITH CIRCULATION

429
RINGLING BROS. - COMBINED CIRCUS MAGAZINES
MAGAZINES AND DAILY REVIEWS WITH PROGRAMS FOR RINGLING BROS. 1918; RBBB COMBINED FOR 1928(2)

430
RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS MAGAZINES
MAGAZINES AND DAILY REVIEWS WITH PROGRAMS FOR RBBB 1933 AND 1935(2)

431
DAILEY BROS. CIRCUS COUNTER CARDS
COLLECTION OF DAILEY BROS COUNTER CARDS, C.1940'S. EACH 8"X10"

432
RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS COUNTER CARD
COUNTER CARD, SOUTH BEND, 1948. 8"X14"

433
NELLIE MCHENRY - A NIGHT AT THE CIRCUS
WINDOW OR COUNTER CARD FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTION. STROBRIDGE LITHO (ATTR.), C.1893. TAPE REPAIRS, WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND POSTING. 11"X16"

434
PARKER & WATTS CIRCUS COUNTER CARD
COUNTER CARD, FORT SMITH, 1939. 11"X13"

435
CIRCUS EPHEMERA
1942 COLE BROS. ROUTE BOOK, BENCH BENTUM WATER CIRCUS, RBBB COURIER, BALE FAMILY, 1954 RBBB TICKET EXCHANGE BOOK, GROTO CIRCUS, GENTRY COURIER, FRANK WIRTH CO., MISC. OTHER PROGRAMS AND COURIERS

436
P.T. BARNUM 'S GREAT ROMAN HIPPODROME
P.T. BARNUM'S HANDBILL, ILLUSTRATION BY E. PURCELL, C.1874. PASTED TO BOARD. 8"X11.5"

437
HAGENBECK-WALLACE BARNES MAGAZINES - REVIEWS
GROUPING OF 1930'S MAGAZINE AND DAILY REVIEW, PROGRAMS

438
RINGLING BROS. COURIERS AND PROGRAMS
TURN OF THE CENTURY COURIERS AND PROGRAMS. WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE INCLUDING LOSS, STAINING, FOXING.

439
AMERICAN CIRCUS ROUTE BOOKS
SELLO BROS. ROUTE BOOK 1945, RBBB ROUTE 1946, MILLS 1950 AND SPARKS ROUTE 1946, BARNES AND BAILEY 1964, KING 1966, FAMOUS COLE 1961

440
1849 CURRIER & IVES - GENERAL TOM THUMB
FROM BARNUM'S GALLERY OF WONDERS, NO. 1. GENERAL TOM THUMB - NOW PERFORMING WITH BARNUM'S TRAVELLING MUSEUM AND MENAGERIE. SPOTTING, TONING. 10"X14"

441
1960'S BARTOK CIRCUS SCRAPBOOK
ROBERT SABIA COLLECTION. LARGE 1960'S CIRCUS COVERING BARTOK'S CIRCUS. APPROXIMATELY 150 PAGES, LOADED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS, CLIPPINGS, LETTERS AND MORE. FRONT COVER DETACHED.

442
CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH SCRAPBOOK
TRADITIONAL VINTAGE PHOTO SCRAPBOOK CONTAINING OVER 60 ANIMAL PHOTOGRAPHS.

443
CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH/AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
BOB DALE COLLECTION. OVER 100 CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPHS, MANY AUTOGRAPHED. AVERAGE 8"X10". DOLLY JACOBS, AXEL GAUTIER, ROGANA, DAVE HOOVER, HUBERT CASTLE, GENE MENDEZ, PHILIPPE PETIT, TITO GAONA, LA NORMA AND OTHERS. INCLUDES MANY PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS

444
CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH/AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
BOB DALE COLLECTION. OVER 70 CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPHS, SOME AUTOGRAPHED. AVERAGE 8"X10". PRIMARILY OF GUNTHER GEBEL WILLIAMS, . INCLUDES MANY PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS

445
RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS ROUTE BOOKS
ROUTE BOOKS CONTAIN DAY-BY-DAY ACCOUNTING OF SHOW, LISTING OF PERFORMERS AND CREW, TOWNS VISITED. 1937, 1948, 1952, 1955.

446
RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS ROUTE BOOK
ROUTE BOOK CONTAIN DAY-BY-DAY ACCOUNTING OF SHOW, LISTING OF PERFORMERS AND CREW, TOWNS VISITED FOR 1955. HIGHLY ILLUSTRATED.

447
BARNUM & BAILEY - IN THE OLD WORLD
1897-1901 BARNUM AND BAILEY TOUR OF EUROPE. DAY-BY-DAY ACCOUNTING. BINDING IS GON, PAGES ARE LOOSE.

448
RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS ROUTE BOOKS
ROUTE BOOK CONTAIN DAY-BY-DAY ACCOUNTING OF SHOW, LISTING OF PERFORMERS AND CREW, TOWNS VISITED FOR 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955.

448
MARY JANE MILLER CIRCUS COLLECTION
MARY JANE MILLER SPENT 13 SEASONS WITH THE RINGLING BROS. BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS, BEGINNING IN 1942. SHE APPEARD IN FLYING ACTS, IRON JAW, ELEPHANTS AND MORE. LOT INCLUDES 1948, 1951 AND 1953 RBBB ROUTE BOOKS, 1948 NAT-GEO WITH "CITY THAT MOVES BY ...

449
RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS - TOMAS COLLECTION
TOMAS FAMILY (GARGANTUA/M'TOTO) COLLECTION OF ROUTE BOOKS AND PROGRAMS. ROUTES FOR 1942, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1955. PROGRAMS 1950'S-60'S.

450
CIRCUS ENVELOPE COLLECTION
ERIE LITHO, RUSSELL-MORGAN, HUNTS, HUNT, DAILEY, LEWIS, TERRELL JACOBS, COLE BROS., HAGENBECK WALLACE AND MANY OTHERS.

451
CARNIVAL AND FAIR ENVELOPE COLLECTION
DREAMLAND, ROYAL AMERICAN, STRATES, WOLRD OF MIRTH AND MANY OTHERS.

452
CIRCUS LETTERHEAD COLLECTION
AMERICAN CIRCUS CORP., BARNES, SELLS, COLE, RBBB AND MANY OTHERS

453
RINGLING BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS ROUTE CARDS
COLLECTION OF ROUTE CARDS FOR RBBB INCLUDING 1920, 1922-26, 1928-32, 1934, 1939. INCLUDES BARNUM & BAILEY FOR 1913-15

454
AMERICAN CIRCUS ROUTE CARDS - BOOKLETS
JOHN ROBINSONS 1921, MILLS 1940'S, SEILS STERLING 1930'S, ANDERSON 1940, RUSSELL 1930'S, MONROE 1940'S, KELLY-MILLER 1940'S, DAILEY 1943, SELLO BROS. 1945, JAMES COLE 1943.

455
COLLECTION OF CIRCUS ROUTE CARDS
BARNETT, WALLACE, BETTY, BARNES.

456
COLLECTION OF CIRCUS ROUTE CARDS
BARNUM & BAILEY, RINGLING-BARNUM, CLYDE BEATTY.

457
AMERICAN CIRCUS COURIERS
COLE, SPARKS, BARNES, BARNETT, ROBINS, BARNES.

458
AMERICAN CIRCUS COURIERS
CARSON & BARNES, GENTRY, HAGENBECK-WALLACE, KING, TAYLOR, KELLY-MILLER, CAMPA, SEILS-STERLING, BARNES-SELLS-FLOTO, JAMES COLE.

459
CIRCUS KRONE - WALLENDAS POSTER
FEATURING THE WALLENDA FAMILY BEFORE THEY CAME TO AMERICA, C.1928. VERY SCARCE. FOLDS, TAPE REPAIRS ON VERSO. 11.5"X33"

460
CIRCUS WORLD MUSEUM GRAND OPENING POSTER
POSTER ADVERSITING THE OPENING OF THE CIRCUS WORLD MUSEUM, BARABOO, WISCONSIN, OPERATED BY THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. UNMOUNTED, CENTER FOLD. TONING. 12"X18"

461
SPARKS CIRCUS ADVERTISMENT
TWO-SIDED WINDOW POSTING FOR SPARKS CIRCUS, 1923. ADVERTISING SPARKS AS THE NEW SHOW, WITH GREATER FINANCIAL OUTLAY THAN ANY 100 YEAR OLD CIRCUS THAT EVERY RATTLED AND SQUEAKED UPON THE CONTINENT. 5.5"X15"

462
RINGLING BARNUM SHOW PRESS PACKAGE
PRESS PACKAGE CONTAINING RELEASES AND PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THE RBBB SHOW, C.1982.

463
BOB DOVER MEMORABILIA
BOB DOVER WAS A LONGTIME PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS THROUGHOUT THE MID-CENTURY PERIOD IN TO THE 1970'S. DOVERY MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARED AFTER BEING DISMISSED FROM THE SHOW. LOT INCLUDES A PHOTOGRAPH OF BOB DOVE...

464
RINGLING CLOWN COLLEGE MEMORABILIA
GRADUTION AND PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS, CERTIFICATES.

465
RINGLING CLOWN COLLEGE - BALLENTINE PROGRAM
1969 RINGLING CLOWN COLLEGE PROGRAM, SIGNED BY DEAN, BILL BALLANTINE. THREE PAGE GRADUATION PROGRAM.

466
BILL BALLANTINE ARTWORK
INCLUDES SOME ORIGINAL PENCIL DRAWINGS AND PRINTS. BALLANTINE WAS A CLOWN ON THE RBBB SHOW AND ILLUSTRATOR.

467
CIRCUS EMPHEMERA COLLECTION
CHILDREN'S BOOK, TICKETS, ENVELOPES, PASSES, ROUTE CARD, BUFFALO BILL LOT REPORT, TIM MCCOY CHECK, ARROWS, RBBB COURIER, CALENDARS, CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH BOOK.

468
PLAYBOY MAGAZINES - CIRCUS STORIES
APRIL 1973 ISSUE COVERING HOXIE BROS. CIRCUS BEGINNING ON PAGE 154. JULY 1973 COVERING TINA CRISTIANI BEGINNING ON PAGE 135.

469
VINTAGE CIRCUS LITERATURE
SELLS FLOTO-BUFFALO BILL ROUTE BOOKLET 1928, 101 RANCH ROUTE CARD 1926, SELLS-FLOTO OFFICIAL PROGRAM FOR CHICAGO ENGAGEMENT - COLLISEUM 1924, SELLS FLOTO CIRCUS MAGAZINE WITH PROGRAM 1917, SELLS FLOTO PROGRAM 1922.




473
COLLECTION OF VINTAGE CIRCUS POSTERS
VINTAGE 1960'S CIRCUS WORLD MUSEUM RESTRIKES. 13.5"X19"

474
RINGLING - BARNUM CIRCUS SOUVENIR PENNANT
FELT SOUVENIR PENNANT, C.1950'S

475
RINGLING - BARNUM LICENSE PLATE
NEW OLD STOCK RBBB CIRCUS AUTO LICENSE PLATE. RETAINS THE ORIGINAL PROTECTIVE PLASTIC COVERING



478
RINGLING BARNUM 100TH ANNIVERSARY SILVER COINS
.999 FINE SILVER COMMEMORATIVE ONE OUNCE COIN CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RBBB SHOW, 1970.

479
RINGLING CIRCUS SOUVENIRS
INCLUDES A PAIR OF SOUVENIR PINS IN CLUDING ONE FOR MADISON SQUARE GARDEN AND A POSTCARD FOR THE DOLL FAMILY.

480
SARASOTA CIRCUS SOUVENIR POSTCARDS
POSTCARD FOLIOS FOR CIRCUS RING OF FAME, SARASOTA'S RINGLING MUSEUM AND RB WINTER QUARTERS.

481
RINGLING - BARNUM POSTAGE STAMPS
IN MYSTIC STAMP FOLIO.

482
CIRCUS DATE BOOK - DIARY
AN EARLY 1970'S DATE BOOK, PRESUMED TO BE CLYDE BEATTY-COLE BROS. TENT SHOW. DAY-BY-DAY NOTES.

483
VINTAGE ELEPHANT DOOR KNOCKER
CAST METAL ELEPHANT DOOR KNOCKER. 8.5"L

484
AMERICAN CIRCUS PROGRAM COLLECTION
1940'S-1950'S. COLE BROS., KING, HUNT, ROBBINS.

485
AMERICAN CIRCUS LITERATURE
ROUTE BOOKS FOR KELLY-MILLER AND MILLS - 1950'S-1960'S. PROGRAMS FOR KING, BEATTY, MILLS, RUSSELL, ROBBINS - 1930'S-1940'S


487
AMERICAN CIRCUS LITERATURE
BEATTY - RBBB, 1950'S-1970S.

488
HUNT BROS. CIRCUS ARCHIVE
INCLUDING PHOTOGRAPHS, LITERATURE, CLIPPINGS AND MORE. FROM THE ZWEIFFEL COLLECTION.

489
PAIR OF CIRCUS ARTIST CONTRACTS
RINGLING BROS. SHOW 1913 AND 1917. ONE FOR INSTRUMENTALIST IN THE BAND AND OTHER FOR BALLET DANCER, PARADE AND OF COURSE, TO BE GENERALLY USEFUL.

490
RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS BANK CHECK
AUTHENTIC BANK CHECK DATED APRIL 3, 1913, SIGNED BY CHARLES RINGLING.

491
RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS BANK CHECK
AUTHENTIC BANK CHECK DATED APRIL 13, 1916, SIGNED BY CHARLES RINGLING.

492
RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS BANK CHECK
AUTHENTIC BANK CHECK DATED APRIL 28TH, 1916, SIGNED BY CHARLES RINGLING.

493
RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS BANK CHECK
AUTHENTIC BANK CHECK DATED DECEMBER 5TH, 1912, SIGNED BY AL RINGLING

494
CIRCUS FILMS - NELSON FAMILY COLLECTION
GROUPING OF FILM, VHS. 1962 HUNT BROS., 1960'S CIRCUS, MILLS 1963, HOXIE, CLARK WALTER, PAUL NELSON SAWDUST & SPANGLES, HUNT BROS. VIDEO RETROSPECT, EMMETT KELLY, BEATTY CRISTIANI, THE NELSON COLLECTION AND SOME THAT ARE UNMARKED.

495
RINGLING BARNUM CIRCUS - 1956 MEMORABILIA
THE RBBB SHOW PLAYED IT'S FINAL SHOW UNDER CANVAS ON JULY 15, 1956. FRAMED MEMORABILIA FROM THE FINAL DAY INCLUDING 1956 ROUTE SHEET, PROGRAMS, AND SEVERAL COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS. OVERALL 14"X31"

496
CIRCUS BOOK TITLES
HAGENBECK WALLACE CIRCUS - NO PERFORMANCES TODAY, BANDWAGON 1974-77, SECRETS OF A SHOWMAN, BARNUM-WERNER, MEMOIRS OF A MIDGET, LOUIS ROTH, BOSS ELEPHANT, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CIRCUS, THE TWO, THE LION TAMER, TOMMY WITH THE BIG TENTS, WITH THE CIRCUS...

497
CIRCUS BOOK TITLES
ON THE HIGH WIRE, WOMEN OF THE AMERICAN CIRCUS, HIGH WIRE ANGEL, WIZARD OF THE WIRE, THE LAST OF THE WALLENDAS, RINGMASTER, MY LIFE WITH BIG CATS, FACING THE BIG CATS, WILD ANIMAL MAN, A RING-HORSE-CLOWN, QUEEN OF THE AIR.

498
CIRCUS BOOK TITLES
PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN CIRCUS, DOC MY TIGER'S GOT AN ITCH, THE BIG CAGE, UNDER THE BIG TOP, THE AMERICAN CIRCUS-CULHANE, CIRCUS DREAMS, THE CIRCUS IN AMERICA, BIG APPLE CIRCUS, THE MAGIC RING, STEP RIGHT UP, CIRCUS DAYS, GOLDEN AGE OF THE ...

499
CIRCUS BOOK TITLES
ANIMAL STORIES BY PT BARNUM, MEMOIRS OF A MIDGET, THRILLING LIVES OF BUFFALO BILL, AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A CLOWN, VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE, LIFE OF P.T. BARNUM A SUNDAY RUN, DENSLOW'S ONE RING CIRCUS AND OTHERS

500
GUNTHER GEBEL WILLIAMS MEMORABILIA
COLLECTION OF ITEMS RELATED TO GGW INCLUDING SIGNED BOOK UNTAMED, GGW FAREWELL TOUR MEDIA KIT, POSTERS, FAREWELL PROGRAM, RBBB ISSUED LORD OF THE RINGS BOOK.

501
THE CIRCUS - TASCHEN - JUMBO ISSUE
LARGE FORMAT CLASSIC BOOK, THE CIRCUS, BY TASCHEN, 2008. LINEN WRAPPED COVER. EXCELLENT. 11.5"X17.5"X3"

502
THE CIRCUS - TASCHEN - LARGE EDITION
LARGE FORMAT CLASSIC BOOK, THE CIRCUS, BY TASCHEN, 2008. SLIP COVER, JACKET. EXCELLENT. 10.5"X15"X2.25"

503
THE CIRCUS - TASCHEN
LARGE FORMAT CLASSIC BOOK, THE CIRCUS, BY TASCHEN, 2008. JACKET. EXCELLENT. 9"X13.5"X1.25"

504
THE CIRCUS - TASCHEN
LARGE FORMAT CLASSIC BOOK, THE CIRCUS, BY TASCHEN, 2008. JACKET. EXCELLENT. 9"X13.5"X1.25"

505
PINK LEMONADE - MAXWELL FREDERIC COPLAN
1945. CIRCUS WORLD MUSEUM LIBRARY DISCARD. EXCELLENT.

506
THE AMERICAN CIRCUS
BARD GRADUATE CENTER, 2012. HARDCOVER, VERY GOOD

507
CIRCUS LEGENDS
CIRCUS LEGENDS - WHO THEY WERE, WHO THEY ARE, TONY HERNANDEZ, 2018. HARDCOVER WITH JACKET.

508
THE BIG APPLE CIRCUS - 25 YEARS
TWO COPIES OF THE BIG APPLE CIRCUS - 25 YEARS. HARDCOVER WITH JACKET.

509
EXTRAORDINARY EXHIBITIONS - RICKY JAY
THE WONDERFUL REMAINS OF AN ENORMOUS HEAD, THE WHIMSIPHUSICON & DEATH TO THE SAVAGE UNITARIANS, BROADSIDES FROM THE COLLECTION OF RICKY JAY. QUANTUCK LANE PRESS, NEW YORK, 2005. HARDCOVER, JACKET.

510
CELEBRATIONS OF CURIOUS CHARACTERS - RICKY JAY
MCSWEENEY'S BOOKS, SAN FRANCISCO, 2011. MINOR STAINS AND CHIP TO UPPER COVER.

511
THE LAST SIDESHOW
THE LAST SIDESHOW, HANSPETER SCHNEIDER, ESSAY BY PETER SCHARDT. IMAGES CONTAINED WITHIN ARE THE AUTHOR'S PERSONAL RECORD OF THE TOWN OF GIBSONTON, FLORIDA AND THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE.

512
BURLESQUE BOOK TITLES
THE QUEENS OF BURLESQUE - 1940'S AND 50'S, LEN ROTH, 1997. THIS WAS BURLESQUE BY ANN CORIO 1968. MINOR WEAR TO BOTH.

513
STEP RIGHT THIS WAY - EDWARD J. KELTY
THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF EDWARD J. KELTY. BARTH/SEIGEL, 2002.

514
THE CIRCUS ARTS CONSERVATORY
THE FIRST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, 1997-2022. THE CIRCUS ARTS CONSERVATORY, BORN OF DOLLY JACOBS AND PEDRO REIS, IS DEDICATED TO HONORING AND PERSERVING SARASOTA, FLORIDA'S CULTURAL HERITAGE AS AMERICA'S CIRCUS CITY. THE CIRCUS ARTS CONSERVATORY BOAST NO...

515
HEY RUBE - BERT CHIPMAN
THE BATTLE CRY OF THE CIRCUS, "HEY RUBE", STORIES OF THE BIG TOPS, 1933. THIS IS A 1933 CLASSIC ACCOUNT OF A SHOW PERSON WHO STARTED IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY.

516
DIRECTORY OF THE AMERICAN CIRCUSES
ROBERT L. PARKINSON JOURNAL OF SHOWS, OWNERS, DATES COVEIRNG AMERICAN CIRCUSES FROM 1793-2000. SPIRAL BOUND

517
DIRECTORY OF THE AMERICAN CIRCUSES
ROBERT L. PARKINSON JOURNAL OF SHOWS, OWNERS, DATES COVEIRNG AMERICAN CIRCUSES FROM 1793-2000. HARD COVER WITH JACKET.

518
KING OF THE SIDESHOW - WARD HALL
OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY OF WARD HALL BY TIM O'BRIEN, 2014.

519
RINGLING SHOW - FRANK MELLEN SCRIPTS
PAIR OF SCRIPTS WRITTEN BY FRANK MELLEN FOR RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS. LETTERS TO FELD, RINGLING SHOW. TITLES INCLUDE NICOLE! THE SOCCER PLAYING ELEPHANT & SOURPUS THE CLOWN; WHONK! A CLOWN LOVE STORY. TWO SPIRAL BOUND ALBUMS

520
THE BALLARDS IN INDIAN - CHARLES EDWARD BALLARD
A VERY SCARCE, NEW OLD STOCK COPY OF THE BOOK COVERING THE LIFE OF ED BALLARD, ONE TIME OWNER OF THE HAGENBECK-WALLACE CIRCUS AND IMPORTANT CHARACTER IN THE HISTORY OF FRENCH LICK, INDIANA. THE BOOK WAS WRITTEN AND PUBLISHED IN 1984 BY ED'S SON, CHA...


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400
CIRCUS ELEPHANT PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
GROUPING OF 8"X10" PHOTOGRAPHS, PRIMARILY OF RINGLING SHOW ELEPHANTS, C.1940'S. TOMAS FAMILY (GARGANTUA/M'TOTO) COLLECTION.

401
CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
GROUPING OF 8"X10" PHOTOGRAPHS, PRIMARILY OF RINGLING SHOW, ANIMALS AND PERFORMERS, C.1940'S. TOMAS FAMILY (GARGANTUA/M'TOTO) COLLECTION.

402
CIRCUS CLOWN PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
GROUPING OF 8"X10" PHOTOGRAPHS, PRIMARILY OF RINGLING SHOW CLOWNS, 1940'S. TOMAS FAMILY (GARGANTUA/M'TOTO) COLLECTION.

403
CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
GROUPING OF 8"X10" PHOTOGRAPHS, PRIMARILY RINGLING SHOW, EXECUTIVES, LOT SCENE, TENTS, PERFORMERS, 1940'S. TOMAS FAMILY (GARGANTUA/M'TOTO) COLLECTION.

403
CIRCUS SIDESHOW PHOTOGRAPHS
PAIR OF 8"X10" PHOTOGRAPHS THE RINGLING SHOW SIDESHOW BARKER, C.1940'S. TOMAS FAMILY (GARGANTUA/M'TOTO) COLLECTION.

404
CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
GROUPING OF SNAPSHOT UP TO 5"X7" PHOTOGRAPHS. SIDESHOW, PERFORMERS, WAGONS, ANIMALS, PARADES, CLOWNS AND MORE.

405
SAM B. DILLS CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH
PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SAM B. DILL CIRCUS LOT SCENE, JUNE 19TH, 1933. 6.75"X10"

406
CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH COLLECITON
ORIGINAL AND RESTRIKE 8"X10" PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDING PARADES, LOT SCENE, ANIMAL, WAGONS, RAILROAD.

407
EDWARD J. KELTY PHOTOGRAPH
EDWARD J. KELTY (AMERICAN, 1888-1967) LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPH OF RED FINN AND HIS BAGGAGE STOCK DEPARTMENT - RINGLING BROS. BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS, CHICAGO, AUGUST 1, 1936. A DISPLAY OF HORSES AND MEN WITH SOLDIER FIELD IN THE BACK DROP. MARGINAL W...

408
RINGLING CIRCUS - HARTFORD FIRE AFTERMATH PHOTOS
THE HARTFORD FIRE WHICH OCCURRED ON JULY 6, 1944, IN HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, WAS ONE OF THE WORST FIRE DISASTERS IN UNITED STATES HISTORY. THE FIRE OCCURRED DURING AN AFTERNOON PERFORMANCE OF THE RINGLING BROS. BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS THAT WAS ATTENDE...

409
DOLLY JACOBS PERFORMANCE PHOTOGRAPHS
A SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF DOLLY JACOBS, PERFORMING AERIAL ACTS SUCH AS WEB, ROMAN RINGS AND TRAPEZE. SNAPSHOT SIZE.

410
CIRCUS SIDESHOW PHOTOGRAPHS
GROUPING OF AMERICAN CIRCUS SIDESHOW FRONTS DEPICTING LOT SCENE, BANNER LINES, BARKERS AND PATRONS. 1920'S TO MID-CENTURY. SNAPSHOT SIZE.

411
ODDITY CABINET CARDS
INCLUDING ELI BOWEN AND FAMILY, FRANK WILLIAMS, ROBERT BLANCHARD, MAJOR RAY AND WIFE, THE MODERN MR. AND MRS. TOM THUMB. C.1900.

412
SWORD SWALLOWER PHOTOGRAPHS
GROUPING OF SWORD SWALLOWER PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDING LOUIS LONG (RBBB), ALEX LINTON (FREAKS), ROGER BOYD, PATRICIA KATTS. 5"X7"

413
TATOOED WOMAN - NUDE PHOTOGRAPHS
TRIO OF TATTOOED WOMEN IN THE NUDE. 5"X7"

414
SIDESHOW AND ODDITY PHOTOGRAPHS
GROUPING OF SIDESHOW AND ODDITY PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDING MIDGETS, FATS, THINS, ELEPHANT SKINS, SNAKE LADIES, BARKERS, BANNERS, ALBINO, PIN CUSION, EKO & IKO AND MORE. LARGEST ARE 5"X7"

415
ODDITY - BREAST DEFORMITY PHOTOGRAPHS
GROUPING OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF WOMEN WITH BREAST ABNORMALITIES. 5"X7"

416
RINGLING CIRCUS PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS
PRESS PHOTOS OF THE RBBB SHOW, 1940'S-50'S. MANY OF THE PAPER PRESS DESCRIPTIONS HAVE COME LOOSE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHS. PRIMARILY 8"X10"

417
CIRCUS PERFORMER AND EXECUTIVE PHOTOGRAPHS
8"X10" PHOTOS INCLUDING PATTI ROSS, BJ PALMER, FELIX ADLER, RINGLINGS, FELDS, CONCELLO, CHARLES HUNT, FRED BRADNA, ROLAND BUTLER AND OTHERS.

418
RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPHS.
COLLECTION OF PRESS PHOTOS INCLUDING GUNTHER GEBEL WILLIAMS, PHILLIPPE PETIT, MICHU, TITO GAONA, URSULA BOTTCHER, KING CHARLES TROUP AND OTHERS.

419
RINGLING SHOW - FAMOUS CLOWN PHOTOGRAPHS
SNAPSHOT PHOTOGRAPHS OF RBBB CLOWN INCLUDING PAUL JUNG, HARRY DANN, FELIX ADLER, CHESTY MORGAN, PRINCE PAUL, FRANKIE SALUTO AND OTHERS.

420
EMMETT KELLY PHOTOGRAPHS
SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF EMMETT KELLY IN CLOWN ALLEY APPLYING HIS MAKEUP. ONE 8"X10" AND SEVERAL SNAPSHOTS.

421
ELLA BRADNA - FRED DERRICK PHOTOGRAPH
STUDIO PHOTOGRAPH OF ELLEN BRADNA AND FRED DERRICK, SIGNED BY BRADNA IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER. MOUNTED ON STUDIO BOARD, IMAGE 4.5"X6.5", OVERALL 6.5"X10.5"

422
GOLD TIGER CLAW BROOCH
VICTORIAN TIGER CLAW BROOCH, TESTS AS 22K GOLD. 2.5"

423
BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS POSTCARD
THREE TURN OF THE CENTURY BARNUM & BAILEY SOUVENIR POSTCARDS. ONE USED.

424
MAGAZINE OF WONDERS - GARGANTUA
1938 MAGAZINE OF WONDERS FETURING THE WORLD'S MOST TERRIFYING LIVING CREATURE.

425
RINGLING BROS. BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS PROGRAM
MAGAZINE AND DAILY REVIEW, 1935.

426
THREE CIRCUS COURIERS
CAMPBELL'S AMUSEMENT SUPPLEMENT, CLARK & WALTERS.

427
1910 RINGING BROS. CIRCUS COURIER
MULTI-PAGE COURIER FOR THE RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS, 1910. TEAR IN REAR COVER AND FINAL PAGE.

428
RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS COURIERS
C.1930'S FEATURING PYGMY ELEPHANTS, ZACCHINI, ORLAN MARA, DURBAR SPEC, GIRAFFE NECK WOMEN AND OTHERS. WEAR CONSISTENT WITH CIRCULATION

429
RINGLING BROS. - COMBINED CIRCUS MAGAZINES
MAGAZINES AND DAILY REVIEWS WITH PROGRAMS FOR RINGLING BROS. 1918; RBBB COMBINED FOR 1928(2)

430
RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS MAGAZINES
MAGAZINES AND DAILY REVIEWS WITH PROGRAMS FOR RBBB 1933 AND 1935(2)

431
DAILEY BROS. CIRCUS COUNTER CARDS
COLLECTION OF DAILEY BROS COUNTER CARDS, C.1940'S. EACH 8"X10"

432
RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS COUNTER CARD
COUNTER CARD, SOUTH BEND, 1948. 8"X14"

433
NELLIE MCHENRY - A NIGHT AT THE CIRCUS
WINDOW OR COUNTER CARD FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTION. STROBRIDGE LITHO (ATTR.), C.1893. TAPE REPAIRS, WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND POSTING. 11"X16"

434
PARKER & WATTS CIRCUS COUNTER CARD
COUNTER CARD, FORT SMITH, 1939. 11"X13"

435
CIRCUS EPHEMERA
1942 COLE BROS. ROUTE BOOK, BENCH BENTUM WATER CIRCUS, RBBB COURIER, BALE FAMILY, 1954 RBBB TICKET EXCHANGE BOOK, GROTO CIRCUS, GENTRY COURIER, FRANK WIRTH CO., MISC. OTHER PROGRAMS AND COURIERS

436
P.T. BARNUM 'S GREAT ROMAN HIPPODROME
P.T. BARNUM'S HANDBILL, ILLUSTRATION BY E. PURCELL, C.1874. PASTED TO BOARD. 8"X11.5"

437
HAGENBECK-WALLACE BARNES MAGAZINES - REVIEWS
GROUPING OF 1930'S MAGAZINE AND DAILY REVIEW, PROGRAMS

438
RINGLING BROS. COURIERS AND PROGRAMS
TURN OF THE CENTURY COURIERS AND PROGRAMS. WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE INCLUDING LOSS, STAINING, FOXING.

439
AMERICAN CIRCUS ROUTE BOOKS
SELLO BROS. ROUTE BOOK 1945, RBBB ROUTE 1946, MILLS 1950 AND SPARKS ROUTE 1946, BARNES AND BAILEY 1964, KING 1966, FAMOUS COLE 1961

440
1849 CURRIER & IVES - GENERAL TOM THUMB
FROM BARNUM'S GALLERY OF WONDERS, NO. 1. GENERAL TOM THUMB - NOW PERFORMING WITH BARNUM'S TRAVELLING MUSEUM AND MENAGERIE. SPOTTING, TONING. 10"X14"

441
1960'S BARTOK CIRCUS SCRAPBOOK
ROBERT SABIA COLLECTION. LARGE 1960'S CIRCUS COVERING BARTOK'S CIRCUS. APPROXIMATELY 150 PAGES, LOADED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS, CLIPPINGS, LETTERS AND MORE. FRONT COVER DETACHED.

442
CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH SCRAPBOOK
TRADITIONAL VINTAGE PHOTO SCRAPBOOK CONTAINING OVER 60 ANIMAL PHOTOGRAPHS.

443
CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH/AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
BOB DALE COLLECTION. OVER 100 CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPHS, MANY AUTOGRAPHED. AVERAGE 8"X10". DOLLY JACOBS, AXEL GAUTIER, ROGANA, DAVE HOOVER, HUBERT CASTLE, GENE MENDEZ, PHILIPPE PETIT, TITO GAONA, LA NORMA AND OTHERS. INCLUDES MANY PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS

444
CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH/AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
BOB DALE COLLECTION. OVER 70 CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPHS, SOME AUTOGRAPHED. AVERAGE 8"X10". PRIMARILY OF GUNTHER GEBEL WILLIAMS, . INCLUDES MANY PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS

445
RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS ROUTE BOOKS
ROUTE BOOKS CONTAIN DAY-BY-DAY ACCOUNTING OF SHOW, LISTING OF PERFORMERS AND CREW, TOWNS VISITED. 1937, 1948, 1952, 1955.

446
RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS ROUTE BOOK
ROUTE BOOK CONTAIN DAY-BY-DAY ACCOUNTING OF SHOW, LISTING OF PERFORMERS AND CREW, TOWNS VISITED FOR 1955. HIGHLY ILLUSTRATED.

447
BARNUM & BAILEY - IN THE OLD WORLD
1897-1901 BARNUM AND BAILEY TOUR OF EUROPE. DAY-BY-DAY ACCOUNTING. BINDING IS GON, PAGES ARE LOOSE.

448
RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS ROUTE BOOKS
ROUTE BOOK CONTAIN DAY-BY-DAY ACCOUNTING OF SHOW, LISTING OF PERFORMERS AND CREW, TOWNS VISITED FOR 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955.

448
MARY JANE MILLER CIRCUS COLLECTION
MARY JANE MILLER SPENT 13 SEASONS WITH THE RINGLING BROS. BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS, BEGINNING IN 1942. SHE APPEARD IN FLYING ACTS, IRON JAW, ELEPHANTS AND MORE. LOT INCLUDES 1948, 1951 AND 1953 RBBB ROUTE BOOKS, 1948 NAT-GEO WITH "CITY THAT MOVES BY ...

449
RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS - TOMAS COLLECTION
TOMAS FAMILY (GARGANTUA/M'TOTO) COLLECTION OF ROUTE BOOKS AND PROGRAMS. ROUTES FOR 1942, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1955. PROGRAMS 1950'S-60'S.

450
CIRCUS ENVELOPE COLLECTION
ERIE LITHO, RUSSELL-MORGAN, HUNTS, HUNT, DAILEY, LEWIS, TERRELL JACOBS, COLE BROS., HAGENBECK WALLACE AND MANY OTHERS.

451
CARNIVAL AND FAIR ENVELOPE COLLECTION
DREAMLAND, ROYAL AMERICAN, STRATES, WOLRD OF MIRTH AND MANY OTHERS.

452
CIRCUS LETTERHEAD COLLECTION
AMERICAN CIRCUS CORP., BARNES, SELLS, COLE, RBBB AND MANY OTHERS

453
RINGLING BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS ROUTE CARDS
COLLECTION OF ROUTE CARDS FOR RBBB INCLUDING 1920, 1922-26, 1928-32, 1934, 1939. INCLUDES BARNUM & BAILEY FOR 1913-15

454
AMERICAN CIRCUS ROUTE CARDS - BOOKLETS
JOHN ROBINSONS 1921, MILLS 1940'S, SEILS STERLING 1930'S, ANDERSON 1940, RUSSELL 1930'S, MONROE 1940'S, KELLY-MILLER 1940'S, DAILEY 1943, SELLO BROS. 1945, JAMES COLE 1943.

455
COLLECTION OF CIRCUS ROUTE CARDS
BARNETT, WALLACE, BETTY, BARNES.

456
COLLECTION OF CIRCUS ROUTE CARDS
BARNUM & BAILEY, RINGLING-BARNUM, CLYDE BEATTY.

457
AMERICAN CIRCUS COURIERS
COLE, SPARKS, BARNES, BARNETT, ROBINS, BARNES.

458
AMERICAN CIRCUS COURIERS
CARSON & BARNES, GENTRY, HAGENBECK-WALLACE, KING, TAYLOR, KELLY-MILLER, CAMPA, SEILS-STERLING, BARNES-SELLS-FLOTO, JAMES COLE.

459
CIRCUS KRONE - WALLENDAS POSTER
FEATURING THE WALLENDA FAMILY BEFORE THEY CAME TO AMERICA, C.1928. VERY SCARCE. FOLDS, TAPE REPAIRS ON VERSO. 11.5"X33"

460
CIRCUS WORLD MUSEUM GRAND OPENING POSTER
POSTER ADVERSITING THE OPENING OF THE CIRCUS WORLD MUSEUM, BARABOO, WISCONSIN, OPERATED BY THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. UNMOUNTED, CENTER FOLD. TONING. 12"X18"

461
SPARKS CIRCUS ADVERTISMENT
TWO-SIDED WINDOW POSTING FOR SPARKS CIRCUS, 1923. ADVERTISING SPARKS AS THE NEW SHOW, WITH GREATER FINANCIAL OUTLAY THAN ANY 100 YEAR OLD CIRCUS THAT EVERY RATTLED AND SQUEAKED UPON THE CONTINENT. 5.5"X15"

462
RINGLING BARNUM SHOW PRESS PACKAGE
PRESS PACKAGE CONTAINING RELEASES AND PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THE RBBB SHOW, C.1982.

463
BOB DOVER MEMORABILIA
BOB DOVER WAS A LONGTIME PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS THROUGHOUT THE MID-CENTURY PERIOD IN TO THE 1970'S. DOVERY MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARED AFTER BEING DISMISSED FROM THE SHOW. LOT INCLUDES A PHOTOGRAPH OF BOB DOVE...

464
RINGLING CLOWN COLLEGE MEMORABILIA
GRADUTION AND PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS, CERTIFICATES.

465
RINGLING CLOWN COLLEGE - BALLENTINE PROGRAM
1969 RINGLING CLOWN COLLEGE PROGRAM, SIGNED BY DEAN, BILL BALLANTINE. THREE PAGE GRADUATION PROGRAM.

466
BILL BALLANTINE ARTWORK
INCLUDES SOME ORIGINAL PENCIL DRAWINGS AND PRINTS. BALLANTINE WAS A CLOWN ON THE RBBB SHOW AND ILLUSTRATOR.

467
CIRCUS EMPHEMERA COLLECTION
CHILDREN'S BOOK, TICKETS, ENVELOPES, PASSES, ROUTE CARD, BUFFALO BILL LOT REPORT, TIM MCCOY CHECK, ARROWS, RBBB COURIER, CALENDARS, CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH BOOK.

468
PLAYBOY MAGAZINES - CIRCUS STORIES
APRIL 1973 ISSUE COVERING HOXIE BROS. CIRCUS BEGINNING ON PAGE 154. JULY 1973 COVERING TINA CRISTIANI BEGINNING ON PAGE 135.

469
VINTAGE CIRCUS LITERATURE
SELLS FLOTO-BUFFALO BILL ROUTE BOOKLET 1928, 101 RANCH ROUTE CARD 1926, SELLS-FLOTO OFFICIAL PROGRAM FOR CHICAGO ENGAGEMENT - COLLISEUM 1924, SELLS FLOTO CIRCUS MAGAZINE WITH PROGRAM 1917, SELLS FLOTO PROGRAM 1922.




473
COLLECTION OF VINTAGE CIRCUS POSTERS
VINTAGE 1960'S CIRCUS WORLD MUSEUM RESTRIKES. 13.5"X19"

474
RINGLING - BARNUM CIRCUS SOUVENIR PENNANT
FELT SOUVENIR PENNANT, C.1950'S

475
RINGLING - BARNUM LICENSE PLATE
NEW OLD STOCK RBBB CIRCUS AUTO LICENSE PLATE. RETAINS THE ORIGINAL PROTECTIVE PLASTIC COVERING



478
RINGLING BARNUM 100TH ANNIVERSARY SILVER COINS
.999 FINE SILVER COMMEMORATIVE ONE OUNCE COIN CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RBBB SHOW, 1970.

479
RINGLING CIRCUS SOUVENIRS
INCLUDES A PAIR OF SOUVENIR PINS IN CLUDING ONE FOR MADISON SQUARE GARDEN AND A POSTCARD FOR THE DOLL FAMILY.

480
SARASOTA CIRCUS SOUVENIR POSTCARDS
POSTCARD FOLIOS FOR CIRCUS RING OF FAME, SARASOTA'S RINGLING MUSEUM AND RB WINTER QUARTERS.

481
RINGLING - BARNUM POSTAGE STAMPS
IN MYSTIC STAMP FOLIO.

482
CIRCUS DATE BOOK - DIARY
AN EARLY 1970'S DATE BOOK, PRESUMED TO BE CLYDE BEATTY-COLE BROS. TENT SHOW. DAY-BY-DAY NOTES.

483
VINTAGE ELEPHANT DOOR KNOCKER
CAST METAL ELEPHANT DOOR KNOCKER. 8.5"L

484
AMERICAN CIRCUS PROGRAM COLLECTION
1940'S-1950'S. COLE BROS., KING, HUNT, ROBBINS.

485
AMERICAN CIRCUS LITERATURE
ROUTE BOOKS FOR KELLY-MILLER AND MILLS - 1950'S-1960'S. PROGRAMS FOR KING, BEATTY, MILLS, RUSSELL, ROBBINS - 1930'S-1940'S


487
AMERICAN CIRCUS LITERATURE
BEATTY - RBBB, 1950'S-1970S.

488
HUNT BROS. CIRCUS ARCHIVE
INCLUDING PHOTOGRAPHS, LITERATURE, CLIPPINGS AND MORE. FROM THE ZWEIFFEL COLLECTION.

489
PAIR OF CIRCUS ARTIST CONTRACTS
RINGLING BROS. SHOW 1913 AND 1917. ONE FOR INSTRUMENTALIST IN THE BAND AND OTHER FOR BALLET DANCER, PARADE AND OF COURSE, TO BE GENERALLY USEFUL.

490
RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS BANK CHECK
AUTHENTIC BANK CHECK DATED APRIL 3, 1913, SIGNED BY CHARLES RINGLING.

491
RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS BANK CHECK
AUTHENTIC BANK CHECK DATED APRIL 13, 1916, SIGNED BY CHARLES RINGLING.

492
RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS BANK CHECK
AUTHENTIC BANK CHECK DATED APRIL 28TH, 1916, SIGNED BY CHARLES RINGLING.

493
RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS BANK CHECK
AUTHENTIC BANK CHECK DATED DECEMBER 5TH, 1912, SIGNED BY AL RINGLING

494
CIRCUS FILMS - NELSON FAMILY COLLECTION
GROUPING OF FILM, VHS. 1962 HUNT BROS., 1960'S CIRCUS, MILLS 1963, HOXIE, CLARK WALTER, PAUL NELSON SAWDUST & SPANGLES, HUNT BROS. VIDEO RETROSPECT, EMMETT KELLY, BEATTY CRISTIANI, THE NELSON COLLECTION AND SOME THAT ARE UNMARKED.

495
RINGLING BARNUM CIRCUS - 1956 MEMORABILIA
THE RBBB SHOW PLAYED IT'S FINAL SHOW UNDER CANVAS ON JULY 15, 1956. FRAMED MEMORABILIA FROM THE FINAL DAY INCLUDING 1956 ROUTE SHEET, PROGRAMS, AND SEVERAL COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS. OVERALL 14"X31"

496
CIRCUS BOOK TITLES
HAGENBECK WALLACE CIRCUS - NO PERFORMANCES TODAY, BANDWAGON 1974-77, SECRETS OF A SHOWMAN, BARNUM-WERNER, MEMOIRS OF A MIDGET, LOUIS ROTH, BOSS ELEPHANT, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CIRCUS, THE TWO, THE LION TAMER, TOMMY WITH THE BIG TENTS, WITH THE CIRCUS...

497
CIRCUS BOOK TITLES
ON THE HIGH WIRE, WOMEN OF THE AMERICAN CIRCUS, HIGH WIRE ANGEL, WIZARD OF THE WIRE, THE LAST OF THE WALLENDAS, RINGMASTER, MY LIFE WITH BIG CATS, FACING THE BIG CATS, WILD ANIMAL MAN, A RING-HORSE-CLOWN, QUEEN OF THE AIR.

498
CIRCUS BOOK TITLES
PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN CIRCUS, DOC MY TIGER'S GOT AN ITCH, THE BIG CAGE, UNDER THE BIG TOP, THE AMERICAN CIRCUS-CULHANE, CIRCUS DREAMS, THE CIRCUS IN AMERICA, BIG APPLE CIRCUS, THE MAGIC RING, STEP RIGHT UP, CIRCUS DAYS, GOLDEN AGE OF THE ...

499
CIRCUS BOOK TITLES
ANIMAL STORIES BY PT BARNUM, MEMOIRS OF A MIDGET, THRILLING LIVES OF BUFFALO BILL, AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A CLOWN, VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE, LIFE OF P.T. BARNUM A SUNDAY RUN, DENSLOW'S ONE RING CIRCUS AND OTHERS

500
GUNTHER GEBEL WILLIAMS MEMORABILIA
COLLECTION OF ITEMS RELATED TO GGW INCLUDING SIGNED BOOK UNTAMED, GGW FAREWELL TOUR MEDIA KIT, POSTERS, FAREWELL PROGRAM, RBBB ISSUED LORD OF THE RINGS BOOK.

501
THE CIRCUS - TASCHEN - JUMBO ISSUE
LARGE FORMAT CLASSIC BOOK, THE CIRCUS, BY TASCHEN, 2008. LINEN WRAPPED COVER. EXCELLENT. 11.5"X17.5"X3"

502
THE CIRCUS - TASCHEN - LARGE EDITION
LARGE FORMAT CLASSIC BOOK, THE CIRCUS, BY TASCHEN, 2008. SLIP COVER, JACKET. EXCELLENT. 10.5"X15"X2.25"

503
THE CIRCUS - TASCHEN
LARGE FORMAT CLASSIC BOOK, THE CIRCUS, BY TASCHEN, 2008. JACKET. EXCELLENT. 9"X13.5"X1.25"

504
THE CIRCUS - TASCHEN
LARGE FORMAT CLASSIC BOOK, THE CIRCUS, BY TASCHEN, 2008. JACKET. EXCELLENT. 9"X13.5"X1.25"

505
PINK LEMONADE - MAXWELL FREDERIC COPLAN
1945. CIRCUS WORLD MUSEUM LIBRARY DISCARD. EXCELLENT.

506
THE AMERICAN CIRCUS
BARD GRADUATE CENTER, 2012. HARDCOVER, VERY GOOD

507
CIRCUS LEGENDS
CIRCUS LEGENDS - WHO THEY WERE, WHO THEY ARE, TONY HERNANDEZ, 2018. HARDCOVER WITH JACKET.

508
THE BIG APPLE CIRCUS - 25 YEARS
TWO COPIES OF THE BIG APPLE CIRCUS - 25 YEARS. HARDCOVER WITH JACKET.

509
EXTRAORDINARY EXHIBITIONS - RICKY JAY
THE WONDERFUL REMAINS OF AN ENORMOUS HEAD, THE WHIMSIPHUSICON & DEATH TO THE SAVAGE UNITARIANS, BROADSIDES FROM THE COLLECTION OF RICKY JAY. QUANTUCK LANE PRESS, NEW YORK, 2005. HARDCOVER, JACKET.

510
CELEBRATIONS OF CURIOUS CHARACTERS - RICKY JAY
MCSWEENEY'S BOOKS, SAN FRANCISCO, 2011. MINOR STAINS AND CHIP TO UPPER COVER.

511
THE LAST SIDESHOW
THE LAST SIDESHOW, HANSPETER SCHNEIDER, ESSAY BY PETER SCHARDT. IMAGES CONTAINED WITHIN ARE THE AUTHOR'S PERSONAL RECORD OF THE TOWN OF GIBSONTON, FLORIDA AND THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE.

512
BURLESQUE BOOK TITLES
THE QUEENS OF BURLESQUE - 1940'S AND 50'S, LEN ROTH, 1997. THIS WAS BURLESQUE BY ANN CORIO 1968. MINOR WEAR TO BOTH.

513
STEP RIGHT THIS WAY - EDWARD J. KELTY
THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF EDWARD J. KELTY. BARTH/SEIGEL, 2002.

514
THE CIRCUS ARTS CONSERVATORY
THE FIRST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, 1997-2022. THE CIRCUS ARTS CONSERVATORY, BORN OF DOLLY JACOBS AND PEDRO REIS, IS DEDICATED TO HONORING AND PERSERVING SARASOTA, FLORIDA'S CULTURAL HERITAGE AS AMERICA'S CIRCUS CITY. THE CIRCUS ARTS CONSERVATORY BOAST NO...

515
HEY RUBE - BERT CHIPMAN
THE BATTLE CRY OF THE CIRCUS, "HEY RUBE", STORIES OF THE BIG TOPS, 1933. THIS IS A 1933 CLASSIC ACCOUNT OF A SHOW PERSON WHO STARTED IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY.

516
DIRECTORY OF THE AMERICAN CIRCUSES
ROBERT L. PARKINSON JOURNAL OF SHOWS, OWNERS, DATES COVEIRNG AMERICAN CIRCUSES FROM 1793-2000. SPIRAL BOUND

517
DIRECTORY OF THE AMERICAN CIRCUSES
ROBERT L. PARKINSON JOURNAL OF SHOWS, OWNERS, DATES COVEIRNG AMERICAN CIRCUSES FROM 1793-2000. HARD COVER WITH JACKET.

518
KING OF THE SIDESHOW - WARD HALL
OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY OF WARD HALL BY TIM O'BRIEN, 2014.

519
RINGLING SHOW - FRANK MELLEN SCRIPTS
PAIR OF SCRIPTS WRITTEN BY FRANK MELLEN FOR RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS. LETTERS TO FELD, RINGLING SHOW. TITLES INCLUDE NICOLE! THE SOCCER PLAYING ELEPHANT & SOURPUS THE CLOWN; WHONK! A CLOWN LOVE STORY. TWO SPIRAL BOUND ALBUMS

520
THE BALLARDS IN INDIAN - CHARLES EDWARD BALLARD
A VERY SCARCE, NEW OLD STOCK COPY OF THE BOOK COVERING THE LIFE OF ED BALLARD, ONE TIME OWNER OF THE HAGENBECK-WALLACE CIRCUS AND IMPORTANT CHARACTER IN THE HISTORY OF FRENCH LICK, INDIANA. THE BOOK WAS WRITTEN AND PUBLISHED IN 1984 BY ED'S SON, CHA...

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9/3/2023 - Session #3 - Circus Memorabilia Auction
 Live Auction
Auction Date(s)
Sunday Sep 3, 2023 Completed
Auction Location
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Full Address Available on Saturday, Sep 2
Company
FREEDOM AUCTION COMPANY

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400
CIRCUS ELEPHANT PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
GROUPING OF 8"X10" PHOTOGRAPHS, PRIMARILY OF RINGLING SHOW ELEPHANTS, C.1940'S. TOMAS FAMILY (GARGANTUA/M'TOTO) COLLECTION.

401
CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
GROUPING OF 8"X10" PHOTOGRAPHS, PRIMARILY OF RINGLING SHOW, ANIMALS AND PERFORMERS, C.1940'S. TOMAS FAMILY (GARGANTUA/M'TOTO) COLLECTION.

402
CIRCUS CLOWN PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
GROUPING OF 8"X10" PHOTOGRAPHS, PRIMARILY OF RINGLING SHOW CLOWNS, 1940'S. TOMAS FAMILY (GARGANTUA/M'TOTO) COLLECTION.

403
CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
GROUPING OF 8"X10" PHOTOGRAPHS, PRIMARILY RINGLING SHOW, EXECUTIVES, LOT SCENE, TENTS, PERFORMERS, 1940'S. TOMAS FAMILY (GARGANTUA/M'TOTO) COLLECTION.

403
CIRCUS SIDESHOW PHOTOGRAPHS
PAIR OF 8"X10" PHOTOGRAPHS THE RINGLING SHOW SIDESHOW BARKER, C.1940'S. TOMAS FAMILY (GARGANTUA/M'TOTO) COLLECTION.

404
CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
GROUPING OF SNAPSHOT UP TO 5"X7" PHOTOGRAPHS. SIDESHOW, PERFORMERS, WAGONS, ANIMALS, PARADES, CLOWNS AND MORE.

405
SAM B. DILLS CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH
PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SAM B. DILL CIRCUS LOT SCENE, JUNE 19TH, 1933. 6.75"X10"

406
CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH COLLECITON
ORIGINAL AND RESTRIKE 8"X10" PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDING PARADES, LOT SCENE, ANIMAL, WAGONS, RAILROAD.

407
EDWARD J. KELTY PHOTOGRAPH
EDWARD J. KELTY (AMERICAN, 1888-1967) LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPH OF RED FINN AND HIS BAGGAGE STOCK DEPARTMENT - RINGLING BROS. BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS, CHICAGO, AUGUST 1, 1936. A DISPLAY OF HORSES AND MEN WITH SOLDIER FIELD IN THE BACK DROP. MARGINAL W...

408
RINGLING CIRCUS - HARTFORD FIRE AFTERMATH PHOTOS
THE HARTFORD FIRE WHICH OCCURRED ON JULY 6, 1944, IN HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, WAS ONE OF THE WORST FIRE DISASTERS IN UNITED STATES HISTORY. THE FIRE OCCURRED DURING AN AFTERNOON PERFORMANCE OF THE RINGLING BROS. BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS THAT WAS ATTENDE...

409
DOLLY JACOBS PERFORMANCE PHOTOGRAPHS
A SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF DOLLY JACOBS, PERFORMING AERIAL ACTS SUCH AS WEB, ROMAN RINGS AND TRAPEZE. SNAPSHOT SIZE.

410
CIRCUS SIDESHOW PHOTOGRAPHS
GROUPING OF AMERICAN CIRCUS SIDESHOW FRONTS DEPICTING LOT SCENE, BANNER LINES, BARKERS AND PATRONS. 1920'S TO MID-CENTURY. SNAPSHOT SIZE.

411
ODDITY CABINET CARDS
INCLUDING ELI BOWEN AND FAMILY, FRANK WILLIAMS, ROBERT BLANCHARD, MAJOR RAY AND WIFE, THE MODERN MR. AND MRS. TOM THUMB. C.1900.

412
SWORD SWALLOWER PHOTOGRAPHS
GROUPING OF SWORD SWALLOWER PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDING LOUIS LONG (RBBB), ALEX LINTON (FREAKS), ROGER BOYD, PATRICIA KATTS. 5"X7"

413
TATOOED WOMAN - NUDE PHOTOGRAPHS
TRIO OF TATTOOED WOMEN IN THE NUDE. 5"X7"

414
SIDESHOW AND ODDITY PHOTOGRAPHS
GROUPING OF SIDESHOW AND ODDITY PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDING MIDGETS, FATS, THINS, ELEPHANT SKINS, SNAKE LADIES, BARKERS, BANNERS, ALBINO, PIN CUSION, EKO & IKO AND MORE. LARGEST ARE 5"X7"

415
ODDITY - BREAST DEFORMITY PHOTOGRAPHS
GROUPING OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF WOMEN WITH BREAST ABNORMALITIES. 5"X7"

416
RINGLING CIRCUS PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS
PRESS PHOTOS OF THE RBBB SHOW, 1940'S-50'S. MANY OF THE PAPER PRESS DESCRIPTIONS HAVE COME LOOSE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHS. PRIMARILY 8"X10"

417
CIRCUS PERFORMER AND EXECUTIVE PHOTOGRAPHS
8"X10" PHOTOS INCLUDING PATTI ROSS, BJ PALMER, FELIX ADLER, RINGLINGS, FELDS, CONCELLO, CHARLES HUNT, FRED BRADNA, ROLAND BUTLER AND OTHERS.

418
RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPHS.
COLLECTION OF PRESS PHOTOS INCLUDING GUNTHER GEBEL WILLIAMS, PHILLIPPE PETIT, MICHU, TITO GAONA, URSULA BOTTCHER, KING CHARLES TROUP AND OTHERS.

419
RINGLING SHOW - FAMOUS CLOWN PHOTOGRAPHS
SNAPSHOT PHOTOGRAPHS OF RBBB CLOWN INCLUDING PAUL JUNG, HARRY DANN, FELIX ADLER, CHESTY MORGAN, PRINCE PAUL, FRANKIE SALUTO AND OTHERS.

420
EMMETT KELLY PHOTOGRAPHS
SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF EMMETT KELLY IN CLOWN ALLEY APPLYING HIS MAKEUP. ONE 8"X10" AND SEVERAL SNAPSHOTS.

421
ELLA BRADNA - FRED DERRICK PHOTOGRAPH
STUDIO PHOTOGRAPH OF ELLEN BRADNA AND FRED DERRICK, SIGNED BY BRADNA IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER. MOUNTED ON STUDIO BOARD, IMAGE 4.5"X6.5", OVERALL 6.5"X10.5"

422
GOLD TIGER CLAW BROOCH
VICTORIAN TIGER CLAW BROOCH, TESTS AS 22K GOLD. 2.5"

423
BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS POSTCARD
THREE TURN OF THE CENTURY BARNUM & BAILEY SOUVENIR POSTCARDS. ONE USED.

424
MAGAZINE OF WONDERS - GARGANTUA
1938 MAGAZINE OF WONDERS FETURING THE WORLD'S MOST TERRIFYING LIVING CREATURE.

425
RINGLING BROS. BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS PROGRAM
MAGAZINE AND DAILY REVIEW, 1935.

426
THREE CIRCUS COURIERS
CAMPBELL'S AMUSEMENT SUPPLEMENT, CLARK & WALTERS.

427
1910 RINGING BROS. CIRCUS COURIER
MULTI-PAGE COURIER FOR THE RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS, 1910. TEAR IN REAR COVER AND FINAL PAGE.

428
RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS COURIERS
C.1930'S FEATURING PYGMY ELEPHANTS, ZACCHINI, ORLAN MARA, DURBAR SPEC, GIRAFFE NECK WOMEN AND OTHERS. WEAR CONSISTENT WITH CIRCULATION

429
RINGLING BROS. - COMBINED CIRCUS MAGAZINES
MAGAZINES AND DAILY REVIEWS WITH PROGRAMS FOR RINGLING BROS. 1918; RBBB COMBINED FOR 1928(2)

430
RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS MAGAZINES
MAGAZINES AND DAILY REVIEWS WITH PROGRAMS FOR RBBB 1933 AND 1935(2)

431
DAILEY BROS. CIRCUS COUNTER CARDS
COLLECTION OF DAILEY BROS COUNTER CARDS, C.1940'S. EACH 8"X10"

432
RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS COUNTER CARD
COUNTER CARD, SOUTH BEND, 1948. 8"X14"

433
NELLIE MCHENRY - A NIGHT AT THE CIRCUS
WINDOW OR COUNTER CARD FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTION. STROBRIDGE LITHO (ATTR.), C.1893. TAPE REPAIRS, WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND POSTING. 11"X16"

434
PARKER & WATTS CIRCUS COUNTER CARD
COUNTER CARD, FORT SMITH, 1939. 11"X13"

435
CIRCUS EPHEMERA
1942 COLE BROS. ROUTE BOOK, BENCH BENTUM WATER CIRCUS, RBBB COURIER, BALE FAMILY, 1954 RBBB TICKET EXCHANGE BOOK, GROTO CIRCUS, GENTRY COURIER, FRANK WIRTH CO., MISC. OTHER PROGRAMS AND COURIERS

436
P.T. BARNUM 'S GREAT ROMAN HIPPODROME
P.T. BARNUM'S HANDBILL, ILLUSTRATION BY E. PURCELL, C.1874. PASTED TO BOARD. 8"X11.5"

437
HAGENBECK-WALLACE BARNES MAGAZINES - REVIEWS
GROUPING OF 1930'S MAGAZINE AND DAILY REVIEW, PROGRAMS

438
RINGLING BROS. COURIERS AND PROGRAMS
TURN OF THE CENTURY COURIERS AND PROGRAMS. WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE INCLUDING LOSS, STAINING, FOXING.

439
AMERICAN CIRCUS ROUTE BOOKS
SELLO BROS. ROUTE BOOK 1945, RBBB ROUTE 1946, MILLS 1950 AND SPARKS ROUTE 1946, BARNES AND BAILEY 1964, KING 1966, FAMOUS COLE 1961

440
1849 CURRIER & IVES - GENERAL TOM THUMB
FROM BARNUM'S GALLERY OF WONDERS, NO. 1. GENERAL TOM THUMB - NOW PERFORMING WITH BARNUM'S TRAVELLING MUSEUM AND MENAGERIE. SPOTTING, TONING. 10"X14"

441
1960'S BARTOK CIRCUS SCRAPBOOK
ROBERT SABIA COLLECTION. LARGE 1960'S CIRCUS COVERING BARTOK'S CIRCUS. APPROXIMATELY 150 PAGES, LOADED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS, CLIPPINGS, LETTERS AND MORE. FRONT COVER DETACHED.

442
CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH SCRAPBOOK
TRADITIONAL VINTAGE PHOTO SCRAPBOOK CONTAINING OVER 60 ANIMAL PHOTOGRAPHS.

443
CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH/AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
BOB DALE COLLECTION. OVER 100 CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPHS, MANY AUTOGRAPHED. AVERAGE 8"X10". DOLLY JACOBS, AXEL GAUTIER, ROGANA, DAVE HOOVER, HUBERT CASTLE, GENE MENDEZ, PHILIPPE PETIT, TITO GAONA, LA NORMA AND OTHERS. INCLUDES MANY PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS

444
CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH/AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
BOB DALE COLLECTION. OVER 70 CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPHS, SOME AUTOGRAPHED. AVERAGE 8"X10". PRIMARILY OF GUNTHER GEBEL WILLIAMS, . INCLUDES MANY PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS

445
RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS ROUTE BOOKS
ROUTE BOOKS CONTAIN DAY-BY-DAY ACCOUNTING OF SHOW, LISTING OF PERFORMERS AND CREW, TOWNS VISITED. 1937, 1948, 1952, 1955.

446
RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS ROUTE BOOK
ROUTE BOOK CONTAIN DAY-BY-DAY ACCOUNTING OF SHOW, LISTING OF PERFORMERS AND CREW, TOWNS VISITED FOR 1955. HIGHLY ILLUSTRATED.

447
BARNUM & BAILEY - IN THE OLD WORLD
1897-1901 BARNUM AND BAILEY TOUR OF EUROPE. DAY-BY-DAY ACCOUNTING. BINDING IS GON, PAGES ARE LOOSE.

448
RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS ROUTE BOOKS
ROUTE BOOK CONTAIN DAY-BY-DAY ACCOUNTING OF SHOW, LISTING OF PERFORMERS AND CREW, TOWNS VISITED FOR 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955.

448
MARY JANE MILLER CIRCUS COLLECTION
MARY JANE MILLER SPENT 13 SEASONS WITH THE RINGLING BROS. BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS, BEGINNING IN 1942. SHE APPEARD IN FLYING ACTS, IRON JAW, ELEPHANTS AND MORE. LOT INCLUDES 1948, 1951 AND 1953 RBBB ROUTE BOOKS, 1948 NAT-GEO WITH "CITY THAT MOVES BY ...

449
RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS - TOMAS COLLECTION
TOMAS FAMILY (GARGANTUA/M'TOTO) COLLECTION OF ROUTE BOOKS AND PROGRAMS. ROUTES FOR 1942, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1955. PROGRAMS 1950'S-60'S.

450
CIRCUS ENVELOPE COLLECTION
ERIE LITHO, RUSSELL-MORGAN, HUNTS, HUNT, DAILEY, LEWIS, TERRELL JACOBS, COLE BROS., HAGENBECK WALLACE AND MANY OTHERS.

451
CARNIVAL AND FAIR ENVELOPE COLLECTION
DREAMLAND, ROYAL AMERICAN, STRATES, WOLRD OF MIRTH AND MANY OTHERS.

452
CIRCUS LETTERHEAD COLLECTION
AMERICAN CIRCUS CORP., BARNES, SELLS, COLE, RBBB AND MANY OTHERS

453
RINGLING BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS ROUTE CARDS
COLLECTION OF ROUTE CARDS FOR RBBB INCLUDING 1920, 1922-26, 1928-32, 1934, 1939. INCLUDES BARNUM & BAILEY FOR 1913-15

454
AMERICAN CIRCUS ROUTE CARDS - BOOKLETS
JOHN ROBINSONS 1921, MILLS 1940'S, SEILS STERLING 1930'S, ANDERSON 1940, RUSSELL 1930'S, MONROE 1940'S, KELLY-MILLER 1940'S, DAILEY 1943, SELLO BROS. 1945, JAMES COLE 1943.

455
COLLECTION OF CIRCUS ROUTE CARDS
BARNETT, WALLACE, BETTY, BARNES.

456
COLLECTION OF CIRCUS ROUTE CARDS
BARNUM & BAILEY, RINGLING-BARNUM, CLYDE BEATTY.

457
AMERICAN CIRCUS COURIERS
COLE, SPARKS, BARNES, BARNETT, ROBINS, BARNES.

458
AMERICAN CIRCUS COURIERS
CARSON & BARNES, GENTRY, HAGENBECK-WALLACE, KING, TAYLOR, KELLY-MILLER, CAMPA, SEILS-STERLING, BARNES-SELLS-FLOTO, JAMES COLE.

459
CIRCUS KRONE - WALLENDAS POSTER
FEATURING THE WALLENDA FAMILY BEFORE THEY CAME TO AMERICA, C.1928. VERY SCARCE. FOLDS, TAPE REPAIRS ON VERSO. 11.5"X33"

460
CIRCUS WORLD MUSEUM GRAND OPENING POSTER
POSTER ADVERSITING THE OPENING OF THE CIRCUS WORLD MUSEUM, BARABOO, WISCONSIN, OPERATED BY THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. UNMOUNTED, CENTER FOLD. TONING. 12"X18"

461
SPARKS CIRCUS ADVERTISMENT
TWO-SIDED WINDOW POSTING FOR SPARKS CIRCUS, 1923. ADVERTISING SPARKS AS THE NEW SHOW, WITH GREATER FINANCIAL OUTLAY THAN ANY 100 YEAR OLD CIRCUS THAT EVERY RATTLED AND SQUEAKED UPON THE CONTINENT. 5.5"X15"

462
RINGLING BARNUM SHOW PRESS PACKAGE
PRESS PACKAGE CONTAINING RELEASES AND PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THE RBBB SHOW, C.1982.

463
BOB DOVER MEMORABILIA
BOB DOVER WAS A LONGTIME PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS THROUGHOUT THE MID-CENTURY PERIOD IN TO THE 1970'S. DOVERY MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARED AFTER BEING DISMISSED FROM THE SHOW. LOT INCLUDES A PHOTOGRAPH OF BOB DOVE...

464
RINGLING CLOWN COLLEGE MEMORABILIA
GRADUTION AND PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS, CERTIFICATES.

465
RINGLING CLOWN COLLEGE - BALLENTINE PROGRAM
1969 RINGLING CLOWN COLLEGE PROGRAM, SIGNED BY DEAN, BILL BALLANTINE. THREE PAGE GRADUATION PROGRAM.

466
BILL BALLANTINE ARTWORK
INCLUDES SOME ORIGINAL PENCIL DRAWINGS AND PRINTS. BALLANTINE WAS A CLOWN ON THE RBBB SHOW AND ILLUSTRATOR.

467
CIRCUS EMPHEMERA COLLECTION
CHILDREN'S BOOK, TICKETS, ENVELOPES, PASSES, ROUTE CARD, BUFFALO BILL LOT REPORT, TIM MCCOY CHECK, ARROWS, RBBB COURIER, CALENDARS, CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH BOOK.

468
PLAYBOY MAGAZINES - CIRCUS STORIES
APRIL 1973 ISSUE COVERING HOXIE BROS. CIRCUS BEGINNING ON PAGE 154. JULY 1973 COVERING TINA CRISTIANI BEGINNING ON PAGE 135.

469
VINTAGE CIRCUS LITERATURE
SELLS FLOTO-BUFFALO BILL ROUTE BOOKLET 1928, 101 RANCH ROUTE CARD 1926, SELLS-FLOTO OFFICIAL PROGRAM FOR CHICAGO ENGAGEMENT - COLLISEUM 1924, SELLS FLOTO CIRCUS MAGAZINE WITH PROGRAM 1917, SELLS FLOTO PROGRAM 1922.

470

471

472

473
COLLECTION OF VINTAGE CIRCUS POSTERS
VINTAGE 1960'S CIRCUS WORLD MUSEUM RESTRIKES. 13.5"X19"

474
RINGLING - BARNUM CIRCUS SOUVENIR PENNANT
FELT SOUVENIR PENNANT, C.1950'S

475
RINGLING - BARNUM LICENSE PLATE
NEW OLD STOCK RBBB CIRCUS AUTO LICENSE PLATE. RETAINS THE ORIGINAL PROTECTIVE PLASTIC COVERING

476

477

478
RINGLING BARNUM 100TH ANNIVERSARY SILVER COINS
.999 FINE SILVER COMMEMORATIVE ONE OUNCE COIN CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RBBB SHOW, 1970.

479
RINGLING CIRCUS SOUVENIRS
INCLUDES A PAIR OF SOUVENIR PINS IN CLUDING ONE FOR MADISON SQUARE GARDEN AND A POSTCARD FOR THE DOLL FAMILY.

480
SARASOTA CIRCUS SOUVENIR POSTCARDS
POSTCARD FOLIOS FOR CIRCUS RING OF FAME, SARASOTA'S RINGLING MUSEUM AND RB WINTER QUARTERS.

481
RINGLING - BARNUM POSTAGE STAMPS
IN MYSTIC STAMP FOLIO.

482
CIRCUS DATE BOOK - DIARY
AN EARLY 1970'S DATE BOOK, PRESUMED TO BE CLYDE BEATTY-COLE BROS. TENT SHOW. DAY-BY-DAY NOTES.

483
VINTAGE ELEPHANT DOOR KNOCKER
CAST METAL ELEPHANT DOOR KNOCKER. 8.5"L

484
AMERICAN CIRCUS PROGRAM COLLECTION
1940'S-1950'S. COLE BROS., KING, HUNT, ROBBINS.

485
AMERICAN CIRCUS LITERATURE
ROUTE BOOKS FOR KELLY-MILLER AND MILLS - 1950'S-1960'S. PROGRAMS FOR KING, BEATTY, MILLS, RUSSELL, ROBBINS - 1930'S-1940'S

486

487
AMERICAN CIRCUS LITERATURE
BEATTY - RBBB, 1950'S-1970S.

488
HUNT BROS. CIRCUS ARCHIVE
INCLUDING PHOTOGRAPHS, LITERATURE, CLIPPINGS AND MORE. FROM THE ZWEIFFEL COLLECTION.

489
PAIR OF CIRCUS ARTIST CONTRACTS
RINGLING BROS. SHOW 1913 AND 1917. ONE FOR INSTRUMENTALIST IN THE BAND AND OTHER FOR BALLET DANCER, PARADE AND OF COURSE, TO BE GENERALLY USEFUL.

490
RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS BANK CHECK
AUTHENTIC BANK CHECK DATED APRIL 3, 1913, SIGNED BY CHARLES RINGLING.

491
RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS BANK CHECK
AUTHENTIC BANK CHECK DATED APRIL 13, 1916, SIGNED BY CHARLES RINGLING.

492
RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS BANK CHECK
AUTHENTIC BANK CHECK DATED APRIL 28TH, 1916, SIGNED BY CHARLES RINGLING.

493
RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS BANK CHECK
AUTHENTIC BANK CHECK DATED DECEMBER 5TH, 1912, SIGNED BY AL RINGLING

494
CIRCUS FILMS - NELSON FAMILY COLLECTION
GROUPING OF FILM, VHS. 1962 HUNT BROS., 1960'S CIRCUS, MILLS 1963, HOXIE, CLARK WALTER, PAUL NELSON SAWDUST & SPANGLES, HUNT BROS. VIDEO RETROSPECT, EMMETT KELLY, BEATTY CRISTIANI, THE NELSON COLLECTION AND SOME THAT ARE UNMARKED.

495
RINGLING BARNUM CIRCUS - 1956 MEMORABILIA
THE RBBB SHOW PLAYED IT'S FINAL SHOW UNDER CANVAS ON JULY 15, 1956. FRAMED MEMORABILIA FROM THE FINAL DAY INCLUDING 1956 ROUTE SHEET, PROGRAMS, AND SEVERAL COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS. OVERALL 14"X31"

496
CIRCUS BOOK TITLES
HAGENBECK WALLACE CIRCUS - NO PERFORMANCES TODAY, BANDWAGON 1974-77, SECRETS OF A SHOWMAN, BARNUM-WERNER, MEMOIRS OF A MIDGET, LOUIS ROTH, BOSS ELEPHANT, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CIRCUS, THE TWO, THE LION TAMER, TOMMY WITH THE BIG TENTS, WITH THE CIRCUS...

497
CIRCUS BOOK TITLES
ON THE HIGH WIRE, WOMEN OF THE AMERICAN CIRCUS, HIGH WIRE ANGEL, WIZARD OF THE WIRE, THE LAST OF THE WALLENDAS, RINGMASTER, MY LIFE WITH BIG CATS, FACING THE BIG CATS, WILD ANIMAL MAN, A RING-HORSE-CLOWN, QUEEN OF THE AIR.

498
CIRCUS BOOK TITLES
PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN CIRCUS, DOC MY TIGER'S GOT AN ITCH, THE BIG CAGE, UNDER THE BIG TOP, THE AMERICAN CIRCUS-CULHANE, CIRCUS DREAMS, THE CIRCUS IN AMERICA, BIG APPLE CIRCUS, THE MAGIC RING, STEP RIGHT UP, CIRCUS DAYS, GOLDEN AGE OF THE ...

499
CIRCUS BOOK TITLES
ANIMAL STORIES BY PT BARNUM, MEMOIRS OF A MIDGET, THRILLING LIVES OF BUFFALO BILL, AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A CLOWN, VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE, LIFE OF P.T. BARNUM A SUNDAY RUN, DENSLOW'S ONE RING CIRCUS AND OTHERS

500
GUNTHER GEBEL WILLIAMS MEMORABILIA
COLLECTION OF ITEMS RELATED TO GGW INCLUDING SIGNED BOOK UNTAMED, GGW FAREWELL TOUR MEDIA KIT, POSTERS, FAREWELL PROGRAM, RBBB ISSUED LORD OF THE RINGS BOOK.

501
THE CIRCUS - TASCHEN - JUMBO ISSUE
LARGE FORMAT CLASSIC BOOK, THE CIRCUS, BY TASCHEN, 2008. LINEN WRAPPED COVER. EXCELLENT. 11.5"X17.5"X3"

502
THE CIRCUS - TASCHEN - LARGE EDITION
LARGE FORMAT CLASSIC BOOK, THE CIRCUS, BY TASCHEN, 2008. SLIP COVER, JACKET. EXCELLENT. 10.5"X15"X2.25"

503
THE CIRCUS - TASCHEN
LARGE FORMAT CLASSIC BOOK, THE CIRCUS, BY TASCHEN, 2008. JACKET. EXCELLENT. 9"X13.5"X1.25"

504
THE CIRCUS - TASCHEN
LARGE FORMAT CLASSIC BOOK, THE CIRCUS, BY TASCHEN, 2008. JACKET. EXCELLENT. 9"X13.5"X1.25"

505
PINK LEMONADE - MAXWELL FREDERIC COPLAN
1945. CIRCUS WORLD MUSEUM LIBRARY DISCARD. EXCELLENT.

506
THE AMERICAN CIRCUS
BARD GRADUATE CENTER, 2012. HARDCOVER, VERY GOOD

507
CIRCUS LEGENDS
CIRCUS LEGENDS - WHO THEY WERE, WHO THEY ARE, TONY HERNANDEZ, 2018. HARDCOVER WITH JACKET.

508
THE BIG APPLE CIRCUS - 25 YEARS
TWO COPIES OF THE BIG APPLE CIRCUS - 25 YEARS. HARDCOVER WITH JACKET.

509
EXTRAORDINARY EXHIBITIONS - RICKY JAY
THE WONDERFUL REMAINS OF AN ENORMOUS HEAD, THE WHIMSIPHUSICON & DEATH TO THE SAVAGE UNITARIANS, BROADSIDES FROM THE COLLECTION OF RICKY JAY. QUANTUCK LANE PRESS, NEW YORK, 2005. HARDCOVER, JACKET.

510
CELEBRATIONS OF CURIOUS CHARACTERS - RICKY JAY
MCSWEENEY'S BOOKS, SAN FRANCISCO, 2011. MINOR STAINS AND CHIP TO UPPER COVER.

511
THE LAST SIDESHOW
THE LAST SIDESHOW, HANSPETER SCHNEIDER, ESSAY BY PETER SCHARDT. IMAGES CONTAINED WITHIN ARE THE AUTHOR'S PERSONAL RECORD OF THE TOWN OF GIBSONTON, FLORIDA AND THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE.

512
BURLESQUE BOOK TITLES
THE QUEENS OF BURLESQUE - 1940'S AND 50'S, LEN ROTH, 1997. THIS WAS BURLESQUE BY ANN CORIO 1968. MINOR WEAR TO BOTH.

513
STEP RIGHT THIS WAY - EDWARD J. KELTY
THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF EDWARD J. KELTY. BARTH/SEIGEL, 2002.

514
THE CIRCUS ARTS CONSERVATORY
THE FIRST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, 1997-2022. THE CIRCUS ARTS CONSERVATORY, BORN OF DOLLY JACOBS AND PEDRO REIS, IS DEDICATED TO HONORING AND PERSERVING SARASOTA, FLORIDA'S CULTURAL HERITAGE AS AMERICA'S CIRCUS CITY. THE CIRCUS ARTS CONSERVATORY BOAST NO...

515
HEY RUBE - BERT CHIPMAN
THE BATTLE CRY OF THE CIRCUS, "HEY RUBE", STORIES OF THE BIG TOPS, 1933. THIS IS A 1933 CLASSIC ACCOUNT OF A SHOW PERSON WHO STARTED IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY.

516
DIRECTORY OF THE AMERICAN CIRCUSES
ROBERT L. PARKINSON JOURNAL OF SHOWS, OWNERS, DATES COVEIRNG AMERICAN CIRCUSES FROM 1793-2000. SPIRAL BOUND

517
DIRECTORY OF THE AMERICAN CIRCUSES
ROBERT L. PARKINSON JOURNAL OF SHOWS, OWNERS, DATES COVEIRNG AMERICAN CIRCUSES FROM 1793-2000. HARD COVER WITH JACKET.

518
KING OF THE SIDESHOW - WARD HALL
OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY OF WARD HALL BY TIM O'BRIEN, 2014.

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