The Baliot Collection
The Baliot Collection is comprised of black and white print photographs, contracts, card photographs, printed materials, programs, a scrapbook, and a published book. The materials date from 1902 to 1997, the bulk ranging from 1910-1928.
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Buster Bailey Collection
Buster Bailey was a circus fan, amateur cinematographer and much more. Bailey was a familiar face on the circus lot and was given full access to a variety of circuses, including Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, AL G. Barnes Circus, Clyde Beatty Circus, Amsterdam Circus, Moscow Circus, Russian Ice Show and Circus Benneweis.
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Coolidges visit The Biggest Show on Earth
This almost two-minute film clip includes footage of President Coolidge and his wife, Grace entering the Big Top of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows. John Ringling escorts the presidential couple to their front row seats.
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Otto C. Rice Collection of Robert and Anna Reynolds and Leif Osmundsen’s Circus Photographs and Printed Materials
The items in this collection show the construction/deconstruction of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, performers, and acts associated with the show in several significant locations including the Sarasota Winter Quarters and Madison Square Garden.
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The Tibbals Circus Collection of Heralds
The Tibbals Circus Collection of Heralds comes from the holdings of The Ringling Circus Archives. Heralds were a popular form of advertisement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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The Tibbals Circus Collection of International Newspapers
This collection is a series in the Tibbals Circus Collection of Serials. From the newspapers in this collection, a virtual clipping collection has been created, drawing from over 150 different newspapers dating from 1685–1907.
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The Tibbals Circus Collection of Trade Cards
This collection is comprised of 848 lithographic and print trade cards. The contents of the collection date from 1876 to 1940, and undated.
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Records of the Governing Boards, Meeting Minutes 1948-present
This record series is a compilation of official meeting minutes of The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art governing boards and committees.
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