Wallace Circus parade, looking northwest at the intersection of Main and Court Streets, Richland Center, Wisconsin, 1898.
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- 1898-06-06
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Image Description: Black and white image of an 8-horse hitch pulling an ornate circus wagon carrying a band in the wagon. There are many spectators standing along the street and in horse drawn wagons. Note: Although the back of copy 1 & 3 say Ringling Bros Circus, the straps on the horses say “Wallace”, so this is Wallace Circus. The only known Wallace Circus in Richland Center took place on 6 Jun 1898. Richland Center, Wisconsin: Richland Rustic, 4 Jun 1898, p. 2, c. 5-6: “COMING! to Richland Center on Monday, June 6th THE GREAT Wallace Shows The Greatest, Grandest and the Best of America’s Big Tented Enterprises! Honorably Conducted, Honestly Advertised. Lofty in Conception, Regal in Equipment. Omnipotent in Strength, Ideal in Character, Splendid in Organization, Magnificent in Presentation. The Purest, Cleanest, Mightiest and Most Magnificent Amusement Institution of the 19th Century! CAPITAL - $3,000,000.00 1,000 Features! 100 Phenomenal Acts! 25 Clowns! 20 Hurricane Races 4 Train
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Parfrey, Charles Albert (1877-1951)
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- Recollection Wisconsin
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- Richland County History Room
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- Circus; Street Scenes; Chandler family; Wall family; Wallace family;
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- Wallace
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Chandler, H. H
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- This work by Richland County History Room, Richland Center Wisconsin is licensed under a http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
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- Parfrey, Charles Albert (1877-1951). Wallace Circus parade, looking northwest at the intersection of Main and Court Streets, Richland Center, Wisconsin, 1898.. 1898-06-06. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/rchr/id/9379. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
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- Parfrey, Charles Albert (1877-1951), (1898-06-06) Wallace Circus parade, looking northwest at the intersection of Main and Court Streets, Richland Center, Wisconsin, 1898.. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/rchr/id/9379
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- Parfrey, Charles Albert (1877-1951). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/rchr/id/9379>.