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CWM FM 206
This film was preserved through a grant from the
​National Film Preservation Fund 

Original Format: 16mm Black & White
Running Time: 11 minutes 
Creator: Paul Van Pool 
Title: Circus Parades and Old Times, 1928-1939

Summary description in order of appearance

Robbins Bros. Circus, circa 1928
     Lead automobile
     Cage wagons
     Flag bearers
     Bandwagon
     Riders
     Tableau wagons- including "U.S.", and "France" wagons.
     Camels
     Fairy Tale Floats-including Cinderella, Mother Goose, and Old Woman in the Shoe. 
     Elephants
​     Two Hemispheres Bandwagon
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, 1934
     Tableau wagons
     Cage wagons
     Frigidaire polar bear wagon
     Unafon wagon
     Lion Tableau 
     Bell Wagon
     Cowboys
     Parade crossing long span bridge 
Parker & Watts Circus, 1939
     Billing
     Bandwagons
     Cages
     Trucks
     Riders
     Elephants
     Steam Calliope
Bud E. Anderson Circus, 1939
     Band truck
     Elephants
     Bally
Barnett Bros. Circus at Joplin, Missouri, August 31, 1939
     Lot scenes
     Trucks
     Back yard and back door scenes
     Baron Novak - midget performer
Seils-Sterling Circus, circa 1939
     Trucks moving on highway
     Erecting the big top
     Sledge gang
     Midway
     Panoramic sweep of show grounds lot
     Back yard and back door 
     Band truck
     Spec
     Lion cage
     Horses
     Riders
Al G. Kelley & Miller Bros. Circus, 1939
     Panoramic sweep of show grounds lot



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