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Photo, Print, Drawing Russell Bros. Circus, 1932.

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Title

  • Russell Bros. Circus, 1932.

Summary

  • This photograph is an aerial view of the circus lot of the Russell Bros. Circus at Janesville, Wisconsin, in 1932. The availability of trucks following World War I led to a rapid growth of the trucking industry in the United States. Circuses quickly adapted to the new technology by creating "truck shows" or circuses that traveled overland via truck. Truck shows brought the circus to smaller towns across the country previously inaccessible by rail. This image shows a typical medium-sized truck show of the mid-20th century. The sideshow tent and banner line can be seen at center right. The big top tent is at left. Concession tents, ticket wagons, and cars and trucks are scattered across the lot. Residential houses and farm fields can be seen in the distance.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1932.

Headings

  • -  United States of America--Wisconsin--Janesville
  • -  1932
  • -  Aerial photographs
  • -  Attractions
  • -  Circus
  • -  Circus performers
  • -  Entertainers
  • -  Russell Brothers Circus
  • -  Tents

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: Glass-plate negative.
  • -  Original resource at: Circus World Museum.
  • -  Content in English.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021670648

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Russell Bros. Circus. United States of America Wisconsin Janesville, 1932. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021670648/.

APA citation style:

(1932) Russell Bros. Circus. United States of America Wisconsin Janesville, 1932. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021670648/.

MLA citation style:

Russell Bros. Circus. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021670648/>.