Route Book for Employees of the Walter L. Main Circus, Season 1899
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Artifact Overview
Circuses and other traveling shows often published year-end, souvenir route books. These publications documented the shows' travels--recording performance locations, dates, and miles traveled, as well as listing key staff. The Walter L. Main circus published this route book of their 1899 tour. The tour started from the show's winter quarters in Geneva, Ohio, and played its last date in New Mexico.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Circus route book
Date Made
1899
Subject Date
1899
Creators
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2004.67.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Given by Fred R. Frisbie in Memory of his Grandfather, Ceil V. Frisbie.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 5.25 in
Width: 6.75 in
Inscriptions
on front:
Official Route of the Walter L. Main Fashion Plate Shows of the World / Three-Ring Circus / Million Dollar Menagerie / Society Horse Fair / Real Roman Hippodrome / 15th Year Touring the United States and Canada / Season 1899. . .
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