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Barnum's show and circus

Date1890
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FormatBook
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    Pages30 pages
    Dimensions23 cm, 30Pages (9 1/16 in.)
    Language
      ProvenanceGift of Vera Ries
      CollectionOsborne Collection of Early Children's Books
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object Number37131009543307D
      Leon Buttons McBryde. ALl-new 101st Edition! Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus. The Greatest show on earth
      Leon Buttons McBryde. ALl-new 101st Edition! Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus. The Greatest show on earth
      Bull, Ron
      4/21/1972
      Monkeying around, Sally Lenz, the leader of the chimpanzee band in the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey circus, practises her music in Exhibition Park. Circus opens tomorrow
      Monkeying around, Sally Lenz, the leader of the chimpanzee band in the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey circus, practises her music in Exhibition Park. Circus opens tomorrow
      Loek, Dick
      4/25/1972
      The Straits in full clown make-up which takes them an hour to put on before a performance of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. In th(...)
      The Straits in full clown make-up which takes them an hour to put on before a performance of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. In th(...)
      Loek, Dick
      4/24/1973
      Barnum and Jumbo's A.B.C.
      Barnum and Jumbo's A.B.C.
      Emrik & Binger
      1890
      Curls and pearls: Electric Circus host Monika Deol in pearls and the little black dress from B-Scene, which supplies her wardrobe for the show
      Curls and pearls: Electric Circus host Monika Deol in pearls and the little black dress from B-Scene, which supplies her wardrobe for the show
      Beaty, Keith
      11/2/1991
      In training. The Etobicoke Olympium becomes a one-ring circus today and Ralph, a 250-pound performing bear, will be in shape for the three shows. Work(...)
      In training. The Etobicoke Olympium becomes a one-ring circus today and Ralph, a 250-pound performing bear, will be in shape for the three shows. Work(...)
      Bull, Ron
      12/27/1980
      Two cool cats at the Forum: Cat trainer Lilli-Anna shows who's boss as she puts a leopard through its paces at the All-Star Circus that opened under the Forum's big top at Ontario Place yesterday
      Two cool cats at the Forum: Cat trainer Lilli-Anna shows who's boss as she puts a leopard through its paces at the All-Star Circus that opened under the Forum's big top at Ontario Place yesterday
      Cooper, David
      8/23/1983
      Former Moscow circus clown Valentine Gindin shows a couple of youngsters at Grenoble Public School in NorthYork how to pull a clown's face. But althou(...)
      Former Moscow circus clown Valentine Gindin shows a couple of youngsters at Grenoble Public School in NorthYork how to pull a clown's face. But althou(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      3/3/1977
      Bear with us. The Moscow Circus opened 50 minutes late with its debut show on the CNE grounds last night. But the brown bear act soon soothed an impatient audience
      Bear with us. The Moscow Circus opened 50 minutes late with its debut show on the CNE grounds last night. But the brown bear act soon soothed an impatient audience
      Griffin, Doug
      8/17/1988
      Three-Ring circus: Argos owners Wayne Gretzky, Bruce McNall and John Candy, left to right, show off Grey Cup rings at home opener
      Three-Ring circus: Argos owners Wayne Gretzky, Bruce McNall and John Candy, left to right, show off Grey Cup rings at home opener
      Bull, Ron
      7/16/1992
      Circus view, Circus employee Mark Parr, shown leading a team of horses at Shrine Circus in Toronto, objects to pickets' contention that circus life is(...)
      Circus view, Circus employee Mark Parr, shown leading a team of horses at Shrine Circus in Toronto, objects to pickets' contention that circus life is(...)
      McConnell, Colin
      6/3/1980
      Circus woes. What could be worse for a circus than a Skidmore, 6, check the weather outside the Coliseum at Exhibition Place, where the Shrinners Circus is playing
      Circus woes. What could be worse for a circus than a Skidmore, 6, check the weather outside the Coliseum at Exhibition Place, where the Shrinners Circus is playing
      Spremo, Boris
      5/25/1979