| Ah, the Circus, that magical spell that casts over us at | | | | circus train car that was highly decorated like a giant |
| the sights of the huge and colorful Circus Posters on | | | | circus poster. Large circuses such as the Ringling Bros. |
| Billboards, TV spots and Commercials of the daring | | | | and Barnum & Bailey Circus would have as many |
| young circus performers on the Flying trapeze | | | | as four advance cars in front of the circus to promote |
| followed by tons of thundering performing circus | | | | the arrival of the circus. The circus poster came in |
| elephants and the wafting smells of freshly cooked | | | | many sizes showing circus animals, circus performers, |
| popcorn, sawdust, and the circus tents. | | | | different featured circus acts, circus tents, and the |
| The arrival of the circus meant the opportunity for | | | | circus train sometimes all on the same poster. A daub |
| many a child to work for their free circus tickets by | | | | of Circus posters covered large areas of a barn or |
| helping the circus get ready. Maybe they hauled a | | | | fence making the circus billboards throughout the town. |
| bucket of water for the circus animals or helped carry | | | | Inside the massive flapping tents of canvas, was found |
| parts to the circus tent. Whatever the task, these | | | | the mysteries of the world that only had been read |
| lucky souls were going to see the circus acrobats, | | | | about in books or magazines but never seen in person |
| circus animals, those funny old circus clowns, and | | | | before. The strange, odd, and curious from around the |
| circus performers under the circus tent for a once in a | | | | world were there for all to see. People with rubber |
| lifetime experience. | | | | skin, girls allowing electricity to pass right through their |
| Nothing brought more pleasure to the families across | | | | bodies, sword swallowers, fire eaters, natural oddities, |
| this great land than the Circus in America. For over | | | | and magical illusions were here for one glorious day |
| 200 years the general public has been awestruck at | | | | and one day only. |
| the sounds of the first steam engine pulling the circus | | | | Inside the huge travelling zoo or menagerie were |
| train into town until the lights finally went out late that | | | | animals from the exotic parts of the world as well as |
| night. No where else could you find the rhythm of eight | | | | right here at home. Lions, Tigers, Zebras, Giraffes, and |
| strong backs swinging a sixteen pound sledge | | | | the circus Elephants were practically expected when |
| hammer in a sequential unison to drive the five inch | | | | the Circus came to town. So they brought more than |
| round wooden tent stakes in the ground in just a short | | | | you expected like the rare and unusual Burmese |
| amount of time. | | | | White elephants, or the most terrifying creatures ever |
| Teams of horses, elephants, tractors, and trucks all | | | | known like Gorillas, Hippopotamus, Rhinoceros, Sea |
| pulled wagon after wagon off of the circus trains | | | | Elephants, or Water Buffalo. |
| which were so large it took steam and diesel | | | | The early morning activities usually included a fine |
| Locomotives to pull four separate sections of the | | | | circus parade through the streets of downtown with |
| Circus train into your town. The Vintage circus brought | | | | glamorous Show girls finely costumed, Horsemanship, |
| 1500 workers, circus performers, musicians, circus | | | | magnificently carved parade wagons with bands on |
| animals, and management staff to make that one day | | | | top, the limber circus acrobats, a display of many of |
| in your town the most fantastic day to remember for | | | | the circus animals, including a line of elephants and the |
| a very long time. | | | | screeching of the boisterous Steam Calliope acting as |
| The Circus was a world of wonder as it arrived, | | | | the Pied Piper to the world to come see the Circus. |
| unloaded, started to unfold, and slowly created an | | | | Once the performance began, the thrill and pure terror |
| entire new town of its own complete with a fulltime | | | | of seeing one man facing twenty lions and tigers was |
| restaurant staff, generators to create their own | | | | amazing but the three ring circus that was full of fun, |
| electricity, physicians and veterinarians, Postal services, | | | | action, and excitement at the same time was too |
| Legal Counsel, Press Departments, Blacksmiths, | | | | much to see all at one. The beautiful spectacles as the |
| mechanics, Wardrobe personnel, designers and | | | | paraded around the tent showed many finely |
| choreographers. The circus world was completely self | | | | costumed circus performers and Circus themes. The |
| sufficient and even included a circus school for the | | | | daring aerialists and the incredibly loud cannon as it |
| children on the show to keep up with their education. | | | | shot a person across the circus tent all remained with |
| The advance crew for the circus had been here | | | | us for a lifetime of memories. |
| almost two weeks ago now. They had their very own | | | | |