Items

• Al. G. Barnes Big Three Ring Wild Animal Circus Season 1914
  Route book detailing the 1914 season for Al G. Barnes Wild Animal Circus. Includes record of personnel, travel, and performances missed.
• Route of Messrs. June, Titus, Angevine, & Co's Menagerie and Circus under the direction of Lewis B. Lent.
  Route book for the 1842 season for Messrs. June, Titus, Angevine, & Co's Menagerie and Circus. Includes record of some employees and record of their travel.
• Clyde Beatty and Wallace Bros. Circus Combined Souvenir Route and Program Season of 1943
  Route book providing information on travel, personnel, and program for Clyde Beatty and Wallace Bros. Circus season of 1943.
• The Tour of 1897. A Daily Record of the Triumphs of the Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth.
  Section of route book detailing the 1897 season for Barnum and Bailey's Circus. Includes record and some accounts from their travels in Michigan
• The Circus Annual Season 1901: A Route Book of Ringling Bros. Worlds Greatest Shows
  Section of route book detailing the 1901 performing season for the Ringling Brother's Circus. Includes employees, official program, and some accounts from their travels in Michigan.
• Season Route 1915 Miller Bros. & Arlington 101 Ranch Real Wild West and World's Champion Jess Willard
  Route book from 1915, detailing travel and personnel for the Miller Bros. & Arlington's 101 Ranch Real Wild West Show.
• Circus Parade Through Flint (Gallery)
  Two images of animal parades going through Flint. The first is of elephants and the second is of camels.
• Barnum and Bailey's in Grand Ledge (Gallery)
  Four images of the Barnum and Bailey's circus in Eaton County. The first is of tarps being laid out in preparation to set up their tents, the second is of a man in an enclosure with a large snake, the third is of buffalo grazing in front of some tents, and the last is of a resting man.
• Wallace Brothers Circus Train Wreck (Gallery)
  Aftermath of the Wallace Brothers Circus train wreck on the Grand Trunk Railroad . Two images - one of the impact of the crash and one of mass graves being dug.
• University of Michigan Giraffe Puppet
  A trailer with a cage being pulled by two horses. Within the cage is a man next to a large puppet of a giraffe.
• Detroit Parks Log Cage Trailer
  An image of a cage made from a hollowed out log and put on wheels in a clearing surrounded by trees.
• Manistique Animal Parade
  A procession of elephants and water buffalo going through a crowded street in Manistique.
• Circus Day at Ontonagon, Mich
  A fenced in area with six elephants and a small group of people resting and watching them.
• Hudson Animal Parade
  Crowds gathered to watch a procession of elephants, camels, and horses.
• Crowd Observing Elephants
  A crowd of people gathered outdoors to observe a line of elephants.
• Barnum and Bailey in Lansing
  A few people outside of the main large tent for the Barnum and Bailey's circus. Shows the ticket stand and a young boy with a bicycle next to a few signs reading "Barnum & Bailey Annex"
• Barnum and Bailey Circus Flint, Mich
  An image of a crowd of people outside of a large tent labeled "Main Entrance to the Big Show."
• Carl Hagenbeck Circus Advertisements in Escanaba
  A storefront in Escanaba, Michigan with four posters advertising the Carl Hagenbeck Circus coming to town on July 29th. Two of the advertisements are primarily typed information, one shows performers doing tricks, and one features a clown.
• Barnum & "Bayley's" Menageria After the Cyclone
• "Deer" Bill's Stage
  A man, who we can assume to be "Deer Bill" steering his horse-drawn stage.
• Chariot Race
  One of several activities in the Union Circus was a student-led chariot race. Two men, dressed in Roman costumes, race in chariots pulled by horses. A large crowed watches the performance from the sidelines of the Ferry Field ring.
• The Main Performance
  In this image, multiple students in the Union Circus perform for an audience. The circus ring, located in Ferry Field, is surrounded by bleachers full of people. Students dress in blackface, clown attire, and as various animals.
• The "Log"
  Inscribed "721 Lyndon", this image shows five clowns participating in the Union Circus. Beneath the image is the phrase "The 'Log'". The circus ring, located in Ferry Field, is surrounded by bleachers full of people. They watch as the clowns tumble a long-like object.
• Clowns in Action
  Inscribed "720 Lyndon", this image shows four clowns participating in the Union Circus. The circus ring, located in Ferry Field, is surrounded by bleachers full of people. They watch as the clowns run across the arena.
• Elephants at "Parade Rest"
  Taken from the Kapp scrapbook, this image is inscribed with "Lyndon. 1133" and captioned with sentence "Elephants at 'Parade Rest'". It depicts the Union Circus parade, temporarily paused next to the university campus. White students clad in blackface perform various roles as either elephant trainer or indigenous person. Their costumes depict stereotypes of native peoples and of South Asians. Circus goers watch with interest from the sidelines. The Ann Arbor trolly tracks can be seen along the grass.