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CWM Audio 58
​Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Radio Broadcast April 14, 1943
6 minutes, 22 seconds
​A digital transfer of two glass phonographic record discs of a radio broadcast of a performance of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus at Madison Square Garden on April 14, 1943. The recording begins with Ringling Press Agent Bev Kelley introducing the program. Animal sounds can be heard in the background. The recording also includes an interview with Robert Ringling conducted by Jay Wesley. This recording was created for the Office of War Information for "News From Home" a broadcast for military personnel serving overseas.

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SOUND RECORDING Part 1
NO TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE 

SOUND RECORDING Part 2
NO TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE 
Robert Ringling speaking to the audience. Band leader Merle Evans can be seen at upper left.  
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 Cover page from the 1943 program for  the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey  Circus

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Beverly Kelley