A vintage photograph of the sideshow alley at Clyde Beatty Cole Bros Brothers Combined Circus, USA The hand-painted banners indicate that the attractions include elephants, a magician, Frances Doran (a sword swallower), Celeste and Diablo (probably a fire eater). The painted advertising material is now considered to be folk art. This image is from an old American amateur Kodak colour transparency.


A vintage photograph of the sideshow alley at Clyde Beatty Cole Bros Brothers Combined Circus, USA The hand-painted banners indicate that the attractions include elephants, a magician, Frances Doran (a sword swallower), Celeste and Diablo (probably a fire eater). The painted advertising material is now considered to be folk art. This image is from an old American amateur Kodak colour transparency. It will look slightly soft if used at too large a size – a vintage nineteen sixties photograph.


Size: 3307px × 2230px
Location: USA
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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