The Circus Comes to Town

Item

Title
The Circus Comes to Town
Circus Name
The Union Circus
Date
May 1909
Location of Event
Michigan Central Depot, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Creator
Emile Reed Low, collector
Subject
Crowds wait at the Michigan Central Depot for the arrival of circus equipment
Description
Days before the Union Circus' opening event, a delivery of circus material by train was anticipated. Captured by image in the Low scrapbook, crowds wait to collect the equipment at the old Michigan Central Depot before it was decommissioned.
Rights Holder
Bentley Historical Library
References
Photograph, 1907-1911, Emile Reed Low photograph series, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan
Item sets
Historic Circuses in Ann Arbor
Historic Circuses in Ann Arbor (Local)
Media
The Circus Comes to Town

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Union Circus University of Michigan historic building Emile Reed Low scrapbooks Ann Arbor train station Michigan Central Depot Gandy Dancer

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