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Wild Animal Circus: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 12/27/2007 - 1:26pm.
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Posters advertising a 1936 circus near Lynchburg, South Carolina. 35mm nitrate negative by Walker Evans for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
The Family Circus
Submitted by sfgirlbybay on Thu, 08/20/2009 - 7:37pm.
The Downie Bros. circus belonged to my great-grandparents. I've never seen this before, or knew Walker Evans had ever shot anything from the circus. Thanks for locating this!
Downie Bros. Indian Show
Submitted by Bombero on Sun, 11/23/2008 - 10:01pm.
I'm looking for pictures from 1935 through 1937 of the Downie Bros Indian Show. My father was part of the show riding a black horse with feathers on his head. email mavachicago@yahoo.com Thanks
Great photo to enhance...
Submitted by MessengerBoy on Fri, 12/28/2007 - 12:40am.
This is a great photo to colorize with Photoshop. I'd do it if I had the skills and patience, but I don't.
Cole Bros
Submitted by toshiro_mifune on Thu, 12/27/2007 - 2:57pm.
It looks like the Downie Bros. circus is no longer with us. However, the Cole Bros. (see the partially covered poster at the top) is!
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