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Circus, Brooklyn

5 historical photos taken here in 1927, oldest first.

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  • Circus - Ringling Bros. - Barnum & Bailey's - Brooklyn., 1927

    Circus - Ringling Bros. - Barnum & Bailey's - Brooklyn.

    1927

  • Circus - Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey's - Brooklyn., 1927

    Circus - Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey's - Brooklyn.

    1927

  • Circus - Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey's - Brooklyn., 1927

    Circus - Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey's - Brooklyn.

    1927

  • Circus - Ringling Bros. - Barnum & Bailey's - Brooklyn., 1927

    Circus - Ringling Bros. - Barnum & Bailey's - Brooklyn.

    1927

  • Circus - Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey's - Brooklyn., 1927

    Circus - Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey's - Brooklyn.

    1927

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Circus - Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey's - Brooklyn., 1927

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Circus - Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey's - Brooklyn.

1927

(1) Ringling Brothers-Barnum and Bailey's Circus, on the lot extending from New York Ave., to Brooklyn Ave., and from Clarkson Ave., on the North, to Lenox Road. This is the "big tent". May 9-14, 1927. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, from a different angle. May 9-14, 1927. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) The same, another view. May 9-14, 1927. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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