This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/26/2021
A Massive Carnival and Circus Research Archive. 16 large plastic tubs of assorted research material accumulated over several decades, relating to the history and operation of some of the most famous traveling carnivals and circuses of the twentieth century, including Al Wagner’s Cavalcade of Amusements, Royal American Shows, the Levitt-Brown-Huggins Carnival, World of Mirth, and many more. Includes cassette tapes, manuscripts, letters containing personal reminiscences from former performers and workers, Xeroxes and copies of photographs and documents, and other materials, totaling thousands of pages. An assemblage of information public and private unlikely to ever be duplicated. Most material neatly organized in binders and photo albums. From the collection of Fred Heatley. Third party transportation required.