Steam Calliope Used at Old Car Festival, Greenfield Village, 1951

THF736845 / Steam Calliope Used at Old Car Festival, Greenfield Village, 1951

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

1951

Subject Date

1951

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

Location

Object ID

EI.1929.N.B.1047

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 5 in
Width: 4 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Automobile shows Calliopes Open-air museums Special events Negatives (Photographs) Photographs Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Old Car Festival (Greenfield Village)

Artifact
Calliope Circus Wagon, 1917
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, traveling circuses entertained millions of Americans. When a circus arrived in town, it staged a spectacular promotional parade down main street, and the musical steam calliope was a highlight. This calliope was built for the John Robinson Circus of Peru, Indiana, about 1917. Other circuses used it before the calliope's retirement in 1929.