Bandwagon Index
Welcome to the Bandwagon Index! This is a searchable index of the articles that have appeared in Circus Historical Society publications from the early days of SPEC to the most recent issues of Bandwagon.
You can search by one or more of the categories below. Note that if the spelling is off it will not find the article that you are looking for (it doesn’t guess for you like Google does). This is just a list of the articles; we are working to make the actual articles available.
If you find any errors please email chstreasurer@gmail.com. This index was copied over from the Classic Site and is still a work in progress. To view PDFs of Bandwagon back issues, click here to visit the Bandwagon Collection on the Internet Archive.Â
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Featured Articles
Explore selected articles from Bandwagon, featuring original research, remarkable discoveries, and stories that bring circus history to life.
FROM THE LATEST ISSUE
Excerpt from 388 Tattoos of Captain George –
and the 389 Tales of How He Got Them
By Amelia Klem Osterud with Fritz Grobe,
MODERN VAUDEVILLE PRESS, 2026
George Costentenus had been known by many names: Georg Konstaninos, Djorji Costentenus, Yolos Constantinos, and more. Although he could neither read nor write, he spoke at least five languages. And he told so many tales about himself – including the origin of his tattoos – that the truth has been hard to find.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus: Season of 1918
By Gordon M. Carver
Innovation, triumph, tragedy, and perseverance defined one of the most remarkable seasons in circus history. Discover how the show endured the deadliest circus train wreck in American history and continued on.