Circus Guide Book

Item

Title
Circus Guide Book
Circus Name
Union Circus
Date
May 8th, 1909
Location of Event
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Creator
Stowell Stebbins, collector ; Yanning(?), illustrator
Subject
Pamphlet containing the Union Circus events and advertisements
Description
Found within the Stowell Stebbins scrapbook, this Circus Guide Book is inscribed with the name "Miss Catherine Clarke". To illustrate the upcoming events, a red clothed clown appears to burst through the guide's cover. An artistic signature (Yanning?) is printed in the illustration's corner. The contents of the book exhibit advertisements for local businesses, the "Minstrel and Vaudeville Show," and the Chicago tent company hired by the circus. Amongst the advertisements are descriptions of circus features, including clowns. An illustration of a clown in blackface accompanies the description.
Rights Holder
Bentley Historical Library

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Union Circus The University of Michigan clowns advertisement blackface Side Show Catherine Clark guide book committee Stowell Stebbins historic business

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