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CWM Audio 4-16
John Staley Interview, March 8, 1972
49 minutes, 24 seconds  
An interview with John M. Staley conducted by Dick Flint on March 8, 1972. Staley worked in the cook house as a steward in the dining tent for a number of circuses including Barnum & Bailey Circus, Russel Bros. Circus, Clyde Beatty Circus, and Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus from 1917 through mid 1960s. 
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Picture
Dinging tent of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, 1950.