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At the turn of the century, circus acts crisscrossed the state, but activity slowed down after the First World War, columnist Curt Eriksmoen writes in the second installment of a three-part series.
The first large (three-ring) circus to come to North Dakota was Barnum & Bailey's "Greatest Show on Earth," when they entertained the citizens of Fargo Aug. 18, 1888.
PERU — For decades, miniature circus performers from the 1934 Hagenbeck-Walace Circus could be seen at the International Circus Hall of Fame. They were part of a 24-by-28-foot diorama to
PERU — For decades, miniature circus performers from the 1934 Hagenbeck-Walace Circus could be seen at the International Circus Hall of Fame. They were part of a 24-by-28-foot diorama to
The Oct. 24, 1923 Humboldt Standard let everyone know that celebrity orangutan Joe Martin — who had appeared many silent movie films and shorts — was coming to Eureka over the weekend with the Al G. Barnes wild animal circus