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Dewey Decimal Number: 791.30973 EAN: 9780971454842 ISBN: 0971454841 Label: Quantuck Lane Press Manufacturer: Quantuck Lane Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 128 Publication Date: 2002-12 Publisher: Quantuck Lane Press Studio: Quantuck Lane Press Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Here, in both glory and grit, is the American circus during the most vibrant period in its history. These photographs, not seen for almost a century, capture both the intensity of the routines and the spirit of camaraderie of the performers. They show it all, from the parades and the Big Top to the train leaving town, from performers hanging by their teeth to hanging out the laundry. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - wild, weird, and wonderful: the American circus 1901-1927Simply wonderful photographs helping the mind to call up mental pictures of a colorful and exciting era in our history. Rating:  - Bought Three AlreadyThis is a nice book. I gave two as gifts and am pleased with mine (as are my two gift recipients). Rating: - Rare and beautiful photos from the backlotProfessional portrait photographer Fred Whitman Glasier maintained a studio in Brockton, Massachusetts. Glasier never traveled with a circus, but he did document every show that came through his neck of the woods during the first quarter of the twentieth century. Glasier became acquainted with many famous showmen, and provided promotional photographs for both the circuses and individual performers. Glasier's work evokes a relaxed elegance missing from the work of many previous photographers, and ... Read More 
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