Ephemera

A circus generated numerous examples of ephemera – costumes, handbills, programs, tickets, letterheads, trade cards, diaries and magazines. Occasionally, circus people wrote accounts of circus life or their own biographies. Unfortunately, few examples of ephemera have survived the years.

Ephemera

These items are carefully selected pieces that have endured through time to provide an insight into the character and charm of the circus in the 1900’s.