Pony floats
Most large circuses had a section of the parade which was especially for children. The wagons were smaller and were pulled by ponies or sometimes large dogs. The pony floats shown here were part of a larger collection of "Fairyland" wagons on the Barnum & Bailey circus in the 1890s. A few have been restored, but most were destroyed. Others in this series were Old Santa Claus, Sleeping Beauty, and Sinbad the Sailor.