1902 Hippodrome Poster – Barnum & Bailey Circus

1902 Hippodrome Poster – Barnum & Bailey Circus

Barnum & Bailey Hippodrome Race (1902) Courmont Freres (Henri Gray) Two Sheet During the Barnum & Bailey European tour of 1898-1902, the people of Great Britain and the continent were exposed to a massive advertising campaign unlike anything ever seen....
Emmett Kelly – “Keep Off the Grass”

Emmett Kelly – “Keep Off the Grass”

If you look closely at this program for the 1940 stage show “Keep Off the Grass” you will see a couple of new-comers in the show…along with JImmy Durante and Ray Bolger…         Chris...
Welcome to “Under the Marquee”!

Welcome to “Under the Marquee”!

Sells and Gray Circus, Edgerton, Wisconsin, July 9, 1967.Photo by Sverre O. Braathen.Special Collections at Milner Library, Illinois State University Under the Marquee is the Circus Historical Society Blog. It is a place for discussion of Circus History – Past,...