In my own research on the history of the 19th-century circus, I spend a lot of time in archives where I regularly come across vintage photos of clowns. Now, I don't consider myself afraid of ...

The Tucson Wagon and History Museum recently received several new circus wagons, donated by the great-granddaughter of E.W.

Clowns are creepy. Let's talk about horror, science-fiction and fantasy books that make the most of circus settings. May 25, 2021 More than 4 years ago Summary Review by Silvia Moreno-Garcia ...

Artist Joan Stevens helps preserve Circus World Museum's historic wagon collection. As a teenager, Joan Stevens ran away with the carnival and fell in love with circus art. Today, she is helping ...

The wagon Burdick and his team are restoring, doesn’t look much like a wagon at present. It looks like it’s barely been touched, except by decay, since 1916 when the circus ended.

Circus luminary Lance “Brownie” Beck had the hand-carved calliope wagon built for his wife Juanita in the 1940s, and they performed with it at festivals across the Midwest and Canada.

The miniature calliope wagon in the animated parade at the Museum of Science and Industry's circus exhibit. 2010 photo. Adam Harrington/CBS 2 ...