A circus equestrian sits on a horse that kneels with one leg extended near a circus wagon at the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man is dressed in a jacket and pants, with a side stripe, and he holds a cap in his hand. A...
Women circus performers stand and pose balanced on the shoulders of men circus performers in front of a canvas tent at probably the Dokey Circus in Denver, Colorado. Women wear tights and satin leotards with matching headbands. Men wear acrobat...
Two women circus performers, with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, rehearse near a circus tent and wagon. People watch the women practice.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Show tents--1910-1920.; Women--1910-1920.
View of circus tents, and an arched wooden entrance sign to "Dokey Circus" at an intersection on East 5th (Fifth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Advertisements on a sign read: "Coca-Cola, Every Bottle Sterilized," "The Model Cleaners and Dyers, Men's...
Clowns pose in front of a canvas circus tent at probably the Dokey Circus in Denver, Colorado. A clown pretends to spank a clown with a straw broom. Men circus performers' costumes include: face paint, caps, knickers, a ruffled pants suit decorated...
Dokey Circus--People--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Clowns--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Show tents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
A circus parade on "F" Street in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, features an ornate circus wagon and elephants wearing howdahs. Spectators line the sidewalks; ornate brick business buildings have awnings and signs: "T. B. Hays wholesale and...
Salida (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.; Circus parades--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.; Elephants--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.; Spectators--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.
Charles Orville Walters, a member of Devlin's Zouaves, stands in costume on the grounds of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He holds a rifle and wears a fez hat with the letters "D" and "Z," a short jacket with appliqued...
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Wild west shows--1910-1920.;...
A crowd gathers near the train tracks in Redlands (San Bernardino County), California as the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show circus train arrives. The flatbed rail cars carry ornate circus trailers and personnel. A Ford car and...
A Cowboy with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show rides a horse in a ring on the circus grounds. Members of the crew look on. A man dressed in a suit and hat, possibly a show coordinator, observes the performance. Circus...
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Cowboys--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--1910-1920.; Wild west shows--1910-1920.
Colonel Tim McCoy and ten Native Americans (Dakota Sioux, Arapaho and Crow) pose on horseback in front of a Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus tent in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York. The Native Americans wear beaded...
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows--People--1930-1940.; Arapaho Indians--New York--Schenectady--1930-1940.; Crow Indians--New York--Schenectady--1930-1940.; Dakota Indians--New York--Schenectady--1930-1940.; Indians of North...
Scene of an elephant stampede in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada shows collapsed bleachers within the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show circus tent. Two women stand in the wreckage in long dresses and hats.
A.G. Lowande, an equestrian with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands beside a white horse. Lowande is dressed in a costume which includes a leotard with a separate decorative yoke and skirt of embroidered, appliqued and...
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus animals--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Horses--1910-1920.; Lowande, A. G.
Two women circus performers, in costume, pose beside an elephant at the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Their costumes include turbans with ostrich feathers, baggy pants open at the sides and tapered at the ankle, chemises...
An audience watches an elephant stand on its hind legs as a woman in uniform balances on his fore leg at the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show during an outdoor performance. A trainer in uniform directs the animal with a baton....
A woman equestrian with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show sits on a white stallion in costume. She wears a small hat with an ostrich feather and a long dress with a fitted bodice. Sequins embellish the shoulders, bust and hem...
A woman and girl stand and sit near the wall of a Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show circus tent, they pose with two leopard cubs. The girl wears a drop-waist dress and a cloche hat with a large bow and she stands beside a...
Men (Black and white) drive camels (Bactrian and Dromedary) and a circus wagon during a parade for the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Denver, Colorado. One man holds a shanai (flute); people watch from the sides by office...
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Camels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts &...
Panoramic, group portrait of members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, dressed in costumes and uniforms. Men, women and children performers include: clowns with face paint; North American Indians, one with a coup stick...
Circus performers pose in front of a canvas tent at probably the Dokey Circus in Denver, Colorado. Men dressed as clowns wear costumes that include: knickers, bow ties, hats or caps and a polka dotted clown suit with oversized feet. Clowns balance...
Members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pose near the bleacher section inside a circus tent. They men wear appliqued jackets over street clothing. Charles Orville Walters stands on the left in the group.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Interiors--1910-1920.; Show tents--1910-1920.; Walters, Charles Orville.
George Scheweme, a member of Devlin's Zouaves, stands near an ornate circus trailer in costume. The costume consists of a fez hat inscribed with "D" and "Z", a short jacket, a sash, baggy pants and white leggings. The Zouaves are part of the...
Devlin's Zouaves, from the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose in uniform. They wear fez caps inscribed with "D" and "Z", dark velvet jackets with appliqued motifs on the front and sleeves, baggy pants and white leggings....
Members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show sit on bleachers inside a circus tent in Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz County), California. The young men wear dark jackets with lighter appliqued motifs on the arms and fronts of the...
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Santa Cruz (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Bleachers--California--Santa Cruz--1910-1920.; Circus performers--California--Santa Cruz--1910-1920.;...
A group of young men, from the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, joke around with each other. One man holds a pitch fork and threatens Jack Harris, who holds a pistol. A second man holds a tin can as if to throw it at Harris....
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Joking--1910-1920.; Men--1910-1920.; Harris, Jack, member of Sells Floto Circus.
K.C. King delivers mail to men and women, members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A leather mail bag inscribed with: "U.S. Mail" is slung over King's shoulder and he holds letters in his hands. Circus trailers with...
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Correspondence--1910-1920.; Employees--1910-1920.; Letter carriers--1910-1920.; King, K. C.
Sells Floto Band members, dressed in uniform, stand and pose in an open field. The men hold wind instruments and drums. Circus tents and equipment for the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show are in the distance.
Performers from the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show gather around Charles Orville "Dutch" Walters in a moment of camaraderie. The men sit and stand in a field in Ogden (Weber County), Utah. Men dressed as a cowboy and...
A locomotive pulls circus railroad cars in the Rocky Mountains. The cars are inscribed: "Sells Floto and Buffalo Bills Wild West". Flatbed cars carry circus wagons, members of the cast and crew sit on the cars. De-forested mountains are in the...
Cowboys with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pose in costume near circus tents. They wear cowboy hats and bandanas. One cowboy wears sheepskin chaps (woolies), another wears a striped shirt.
Young men, probably Devlin's Zouaves with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose seated on the ground in Great Falls (Cascade County), Montana. The young men are near a billboard that reads: "Drink American Beer." The boys...
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Great Falls (Mont.)--1910-1920.; Billboards--Montana--Great Falls--1910-1920.; Circus performers--Montana--Great...
Interior view of a Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show tent. A woman in a dress stands beside a child, a man poses on a stage prop, and probably a boy stands on a pedestal on the far side of a circus ring. The tent is supported by...
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--Facilities--1910-1920.; Interiors--1910-1920.; Show tents--1910-1920.
A monkey and puppy, with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, sit on the ground next to each other. The monkey rests its hand on the head of the puppy. The monkey wears a chain around its neck connected to a ring on the bottom...
View of collapsed bleachers after an elephant stampede in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Workers pose near the bleachers in the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show tent. Daylight from outside the tent illuminates the wreckage.
View of a group of men with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in a moment of camaraderie. Some men attempt to pour alcohol into the mouths of friends, another holds a bottle in his hand. The men wear casual street clothes and...
Crowds watch the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West show prepare to set up. Shows a flat bed wagon pulled by an eight horse team, the wagon contains small automobiles and supplies. Horses, horse teams and wagons are at the site. Circus...
Young men, members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose near a circus tent in Long Beach (Los Angeles County), California. Three of the men hold sledge hammers. A man in the group ties the end of a rope while other work...
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Long Beach (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--California--Long Beach--1910-1920.; Employees--California--Long Beach--1910-1920.;...
Portrait of Captain H.C. Devlin, organizer of the Devlin's Zouaves performance troupe, part of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He poses in a suit, bow tie and hat. A circus tent in the distance.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Entertainers--1910-1920.; Devlin, H. C.
Elephants and riders approach during a parade for the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Denver, Colorado; signs read: "Floto 22 years old, weighs 6673 Lbs," "Frida," "Snyder," "Knight Campbell," "Hendee Manufacturing Co," and...
Elephants and carts pass on 16th (Sixteenth) Street during a parade for the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Denver, Colorado; people watch from the sides. Business sign reads: "A. T. Lewis & Sons Dry Goods."
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Circus...
Elephant drawn buggies pass on 16th (Sixteenth) Street during a parade for the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Denver, Colorado; people watch from the sides by a car, businesses, and a sidewalk clock. The Daniels and Fisher...
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Circus...
View of Rudolph E. Pigeon gravestone in Riverside Cemetery (incorporated 1876) at 5201 Brighton Boulevard in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the granite marker for Rudolph E. Pigeon, also known as Frank "Shorty" Maynard,...
Men and women pose with fake horses and parade floats representing circus wagons. A banner reads: "Bungling Bros. Circus." A barrel reads: "Crown Tar Works - Pitch."
Floyd Irwin and Hugh Clark, a trick rider and roper with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, ride horseback in a parade near brick buildings. The Cowboys wear cowboy hats, and woolies (chaps). Other members of the cast are in...