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Introduction to Circus Wagons
Historical origins and relevance
Mud Shows →
Introduction to Circus Wagons
Circus Parade Wagons
Introduction to Circus Wagons
Mud Shows
Adaptation
Parades
The Golden Age
Material Culture
Asia and America
Ringlings vs. Barnum & Bailey
Barnum & Bailey in Europe
An aggressive comeback
Asia's story
America's story
The End
Viability
Metropolitan growth
Surrender
Wagon graveyard
The Elk & Buffalo Tableau
Peru burning
Major Types
Bandwagons
Cage Wagons
Tableaus
Pony floats
Calliopes and the Bell Wagon
Working Wagons
Wagon Preservation
Mickey Mouse Club Circus and films
C.P. "Chappie" Fox
Circus World Museum
Milwaukee Circus Parade