As the U.S. entered WWI, the Ringling show employed about a thousand people—but forces that would reshape the circus industry ...

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is drawing to a close this weekend after 146 years of performances and travel that at times have been marred by tragedy and celebrated in film, but also ...

Trapeze artist Antoinette poses with her husband aerialist Arthur "Art" Concello. Milner Library's Circus and Allied Arts Collection For years, Illinois State University’s Milner Library has made it ...

James Deutsch - Senior Content Coordinator, Smithsonian’s America at 250 Book Project Trained and created for UniverSoul Circus in Johannesburg, South Africa, the Pizza Posse marries acrobatics to ...

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When circuses starting making their way to Dayton in the 1800s, they quickly became a major spectacle. We went back into the archives to see what the circuses were like throughout history and the ...

PLOVER – The Portage County Historical Society will welcome the Engford family circus performers again this year for Heritage Days at Heritage Park in Plover. Ruth Engford Clark, her husband, Frank ...

PROVIDENCE – The circus is coming to town. After a six-year hiatus, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is bringing its traveling show back to Providence’s Amica Mutual Pavilion this weekend. The last ...

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is drawing to a close this weekend after 146 years of performances and travel that at times have been marred by tragedy and celebrated in film, but also ...