Circus Wagon in Parade, traveling west on Court Street, Richland Center, Wisconsin, 1898

Front Picture Description: Black & white photograph of a circus wagon holding big cats being pulled by 2 white horses. Taken looking north across Court Street (presumably). There are many spectators along street. Signs in Photograph: “ROBINS RESTAURAN...”, “RESTAURANT”, “CLOTHING, HATS, ...S, BOOTS”. Back Print: “COUNTY ROOM, BREWER LIBRARY”. Back Writing: “Had to be taken in 1898 – The Great Wallace Shows” Rich Obs 20 May 1965 sec. 2, p. 6 due to back ground being identical to 4-hourse chariot picture and seems to be the only circus shich went west on Court St.”, “Found in the attic of the Kay home.” (Haseltine house on Grove Street), “Gift of Mrs. Loren Kay (1988)”, “This picture was taken by one of the Parfrey men – we know that due to the glass negatives donated by the Margaret Parfrey Olson Estate. Tlk”. Accession Book Description: P241, CIRCUSES, Street scenes of circuses in Richland Center.