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Circus folk prepare for performance at Nashville, Tennessee in the fall of 1938
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Title
Circus
folk
prepare
for
performance
at
Nashville
,
Tennessee
in the
fall
of
1938
Topical entry
Circus--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description
Otto
Griebling
and
Prince
Paul
, and a
striped
tiger
, with the
Robbins
Bros
.
circus
that
played
in
Nashville
on
August
29th
,
1938
. This
photo
was
published
in
Nashville
Banner
with the
caption
:
“Clowns
,
trapeze
artists
,
equestriennes
, and
all
the
circus
folk
busily
preparing
today
for the
matinee
and
night
performances
of
Robbins
Brothers
Circus
.
Otto
Griebling
,
Senior
clown
of the
troupe
of
forty
,
is
shown..
.
putting
on the
type
of
make-up
he has
used
since
he
entered
the
business
in
1912
. With him
is
Prince
Paul
, the
midget
clown
whose
smiles
have
amused
circus
enthusiasts
for the
past
twelve
years
.
One
of
Clyde
Beatty’s
sleek
striped
tigers
may
be
seen
in the
lower
picture
,
appearing
a
bit
bored
by the
whole
parade
proceedings
.
Perhaps
the
crowds
no
longer
amuse
him
after
many
years
of
trouping
, but he
drew
gasps
from
spectators
who
found
his
presence
alarming
despite
the
bars
at the
cage.”
The
Robbins
Bros
.
Circus
performed
on
August
29th
playing
at a
lot
across
Fourth
Avenue
from the
Fairgrounds
. The
event
included
elephants
and
riders
,
bareback
riders
,
clowns
and
all
, with a
tremendous
preparation
setting
up
for the
big
shows
and
parades
.
Forms
part
of
Record
Group
412
,
Photographs
Collection
.
1
photograph
negative
:
b
&
w
;
4
x
5
in.
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
1930-1939
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
RG 412 321 Ringling Bros Circus 1938 005
Relation
Record
Group
412
Coverage
1930-1939
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
:
Metro
Nashville
Archives
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5880
.
Location
Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG 412
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