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- Title
- First nylon circus tent
- Date(s)
- 1950, 1959
- Contributor(s)
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
- Description
-
An interior view of the country's first nylon music-circus tent-theater at Birmingham Center, Pa. The vinyl coated nylon tent is robin's egg blue, stands 55 feet high and covers an area 120 by 160 feet. The principal supports are two 1,000-pound steel poles. They are supplemented by quarter and side poles.
- Collection ID
- DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file (Accession 2004.268)
- Hagley ID
- AVD_2004268_P00002221
- Collection
- DuPont Company External Affairs Department photographs
- Title
- Outdoor circus at Altoona Cricket Field
- Date(s)
- 1926-09
- Contributor(s)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (Corporate Name) (originator)
- Collection ID
- Pennsylvania Railroad negative collection (Accession 1993.300)
- Hagley ID
- PRR_07334
- Collection
- Pennsylvania Railroad negatives
- Title
- Outdoor circus at Altoona Cricket Field
- Date(s)
- 1926-09-11
- Contributor(s)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (Corporate Name) (originator)
- Collection ID
- Pennsylvania Railroad negative collection (Accession 1993.300)
- Hagley ID
- PRR_07326
- Collection
- Pennsylvania Railroad negatives
- Title
- Outdoor circus at Altoona Cricket Field
- Date(s)
- 1926-09-11
- Contributor(s)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (Corporate Name) (originator)
- Collection ID
- Pennsylvania Railroad negative collection (Accession 1993.300)
- Hagley ID
- PRR_07329
- Collection
- Pennsylvania Railroad negatives
- Title
- Outdoor circus at Altoona Cricket Field
- Date(s)
- 1926-09-17
- Contributor(s)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (Corporate Name) (originator)
- Collection ID
- Pennsylvania Railroad negative collection (Accession 1993.300)
- Hagley ID
- PRR_07331
- Collection
- Pennsylvania Railroad negatives
- Title
- Outdoor circus at Altoona Cricket Field
- Date(s)
- 1926-09-11
- Contributor(s)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (Corporate Name) (originator)
- Collection ID
- Pennsylvania Railroad negative collection (Accession 1993.300)
- Hagley ID
- PRR_07330
- Collection
- Pennsylvania Railroad negatives
- Title
- Outdoor circus at Altoona Cricket Field
- Date(s)
- 1926-09-11
- Contributor(s)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (Corporate Name) (originator)
- Collection ID
- Pennsylvania Railroad negative collection (Accession 1993.300)
- Hagley ID
- PRR_07328
- Collection
- Pennsylvania Railroad negatives
- Title
- Outdoor circus at Altoona Cricket Field
- Date(s)
- 1926-09-11
- Contributor(s)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (Corporate Name) (originator)
- Collection ID
- Pennsylvania Railroad negative collection (Accession 1993.300)
- Hagley ID
- PRR_07327
- Collection
- Pennsylvania Railroad negatives
- Title
- Outdoor circus at Altoona Cricket Field
- Date(s)
- 1926-09-17
- Contributor(s)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (Corporate Name) (originator)
- Collection ID
- Pennsylvania Railroad negative collection (Accession 1993.300)
- Hagley ID
- PRR_07332
- Collection
- Pennsylvania Railroad negatives
- Title
- Outdoor circus at Altoona Cricket Field
- Date(s)
- 1926-09-17
- Contributor(s)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (Corporate Name) (originator)
- Collection ID
- Pennsylvania Railroad negative collection (Accession 1993.300)
- Hagley ID
- PRR_07335
- Collection
- Pennsylvania Railroad negatives
- Title
- Outdoor circus at Altoona Cricket Field
- Date(s)
- 1926-09-17
- Contributor(s)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (Corporate Name) (originator)
- Collection ID
- Pennsylvania Railroad negative collection (Accession 1993.300)
- Hagley ID
- PRR_07341
- Collection
- Pennsylvania Railroad negatives
- Title
- Last Circus Parade
- Date(s)
- 1930
- Contributor(s)
- Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
- Description
-
Elephants march in the circus parade through the streets of Wilmington.
- Collection ID
- Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
- Hagley ID
- 680122001
- Collection
- Frank R. Zebley photograph albums
- Title
- Last Circus Parade
- Date(s)
- 1930
- Contributor(s)
- Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
- Description
-
The circus parades through Wilmington with a horse drawn wagon and a motorized truck carrying circus personnel.
- Collection ID
- Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
- Hagley ID
- 680122002
- Collection
- Frank R. Zebley photograph albums
- Title
- The Ohio Story: Backstage at the Big Top
- Date(s)
- 1959
- Contributor(s)
- Ohio Bell Telephone Company (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company), Siedel, Frank (Screenwriter), Olmsted, Nelson (Host)
- Description
-
Film, hosted by actor Nelson Olmsted, highlighting the Ohio-based Mills Brothers Circus. Discusses the daily life of circus performers, both human and elephant, and the preparations conducted before the season's first show in Jefferson, Ohio. Includes clips of spectators arriving at the "big tent" and highlights from a performance.
- Collection ID
- Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2019227_FC158
- Collection
- Cinecraft Productions Films
- Title
- Barnum and Bailey circus (Upper Darby, Pa.)
- Date(s)
- 1931-06-05
- Contributor(s)
- Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
- Description
-
69th Street and Marshall Road
- Collection ID
- J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
- Hagley ID
- 1970200_06263
- Collection
- Dallin Aerial Survey Company collections
- Title
- Barnum and Bailey circus (Upper Darby, Pa.)
- Date(s)
- 1931-06-05
- Contributor(s)
- Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
- Description
-
69th Street and Marshall Road
- Collection ID
- J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
- Hagley ID
- 1970200_06260
- Collection
- Dallin Aerial Survey Company collections
- Title
- Barnum and Bailey circus (Upper Darby, Pa.)
- Date(s)
- 1931-06-05
- Contributor(s)
- Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
- Description
-
69th Street and Marshall Road
- Collection ID
- J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
- Hagley ID
- 1970200_06258
- Collection
- Dallin Aerial Survey Company collections
- Title
- Ringling Brothers Circus
- Date(s)
- 1935-05-28
- Contributor(s)
- Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
- Collection ID
- J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
- Hagley ID
- 1970200_08512
- Collection
- Dallin Aerial Survey Company collections
- Title
- Circus lion
- Date(s)
- 1825
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Alexis 'Lex' I., (Alexis Irénée), 1928-2016 (former owner)
- Collection ID
- Alexis du Pont stereoviews and lantern slides (Accession 2016.303)
- Hagley ID
- AVD_2016303_002_001
- Collection
- Alexis du Pont stereoviews and lantern slides
- Title
- Circus lion (animated)
- Date(s)
- 1825
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Alexis 'Lex' I., (Alexis Irénée), 1928-2016 (former owner)
- Collection ID
- Alexis du Pont stereoviews and lantern slides (Accession 2016.303)
- Hagley ID
- AVD_2016303_002_001_vid
- Collection
- Alexis du Pont stereoviews and lantern slides
- Title
- Circus horses
- Date(s)
- 1900/1920?, 1900, 1920
- Contributor(s)
- Schoonover, Frank E., 1877-1972 (photographer)
- Collection ID
- Frank E. Schoonover negatives (Accession 2017.239)
- Hagley ID
- 2017239_04_110
- Collection
- Frank E. Schoonover negatives
- Title
- Circus elephants
- Date(s)
- 1900/1920?, 1900, 1920
- Contributor(s)
- Schoonover, Frank E., 1877-1972 (photographer)
- Collection ID
- Frank E. Schoonover negatives (Accession 2017.239)
- Hagley ID
- 2017239_08_143
- Collection
- Frank E. Schoonover negatives
- Title
- Circus elephant next to tent
- Date(s)
- 1900/1920?, 1900, 1920
- Contributor(s)
- Schoonover, Frank E., 1877-1972 (photographer)
- Collection ID
- Frank E. Schoonover negatives (Accession 2017.239)
- Hagley ID
- 2017239_08_142
- Collection
- Frank E. Schoonover negatives
- Title
- Circus elephant with trunk raised next to tent
- Date(s)
- 1900/1920?, 1900, 1920
- Contributor(s)
- Schoonover, Frank E., 1877-1972 (former owner)
- Collection ID
- Frank E. Schoonover negatives (Accession 2017.239)
- Hagley ID
- 2017239_27_012_001
- Collection
- Frank E. Schoonover negatives
- Title
- Better Living (July/August, 1970)
- Date(s)
- 1970-07
- Contributor(s)
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Public Relations Department (originator), Morrison, David (editor), Henderson, Alex G. (photographer), Henderson, Alex G. (illustrator)
- Collection ID
- Published collections
- Hagley ID
- Better_Living_24_04
- Collection
- Better Living magazine