Children watching the Barnum and Bailey circus coming into town

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Description

Children sitting atop a train car as men and horses walk along train tracks below. Men riding fully harnessed horses leading more horses down the train tracks. Train cars read: "The Barnum and Bailey [Circus] The Greatest Show on Earth." Water tower in top right corner.

Details

Creator:: Jackson, Harvey C., 1876-1957
Resource ID:: HCJ044
Subject:: Barnum and Bailey; Circus animals--Michigan--Detroit; Circus trains--Michigan--Detroit; African American photographers--Michigan--Detroit; Photographic prints
Date:: unknown
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 3.25 x 5.5 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Collection:: Harvey C. Jackson Collection
Location:: D/Photography-Jackson, Harvey C.
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.