Step back in time to the whimsical world of the circus in the ‘40s and ‘50s through these enchanting photos.
“Trapeze artist Rose Behee of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus walks around before a show in 1940s.”
“Circus Performers, 1948. Photo by Stanley Kubrick.”
“Ringling Circus clown Lou Jacobs with Carla Wallenda (1941).”
“Marilyn Monroe, Circus appearance, 1955.”
“March of 1955, Marlene Dietrich as the Ringmaster of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus during their opening night in Madison Square Garden, NY. Same night there was also Marilyn, who arrived in a pink elephant.”
“Emilien Bouglione, circus performer, Cirque d’Hiver, Paris – 1955.”
“A Charles Cushman Kodachrome photo of a circus trapeze artist, taken at Soldier’s Field, c.1944, Chicago.”
“Circus Clowns backstage, 1940”
“Circus Clown taking a smoke break, 1950’s.”
“Bears riding a motor-scooter in Circus Schumann. Cirkusbygningen, Copenhagen. Late 1950s.”
“A circus performer, 1948, New York City by Stanley Kubrick.”
“My totally ripped great grandmother in the circus 1950’s.”
“Traveling circus performers, c.1950
“My grandmother ran away and joined B&B Circus in the early 1950’s. Here she is with her elephant, Ruthie.”
“Circus Showgirl, 1950.”
“Circus acrobat in New York City – 1950s.”
“Grandma when she was in the Circus (1950’s).”
“Gerald R. Ford campaigns from atop a circus elephant. 1950.”
“Ringling Brothers Circus Elephants March Down US 41. Sarasota, FL 1950.”
“Acrobat Norma Fox (Nee nielsen) shows of her arms, around the 1950s during her prime.”
“Arealist and Trapeze Star/Diva Mara Campos aka María Papadópoulos y Vaquero (1934-2013) making 1 arm pull ups look easy and elegant. Around 1950s.”
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