When the circus came to town! : an American tradition in photographs /

We are seeing the last of America's traveling circuses and the livelihoods, skills and history that have been part of the fabric of American culture are slipping from memory. This book looks behind the scenes of the last American circuses, captured by independent photographer Dawn V. Rogala, wh...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	When the circus came to town (2019)
Other Authors:	Rogala, Dawn V., Haberstich, David, Perich, Shannon Thomas
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Circus > United States > Pictorial works. Circus performers > Portraits. Documentary photography > United States. Rogala, Dawn V. Circus > United States > Archival resources.

Table of Contents:

Photographs from the Dawn V. Rogala Circus Photographs and Papers
Running away with the circus : a photographer's story / Dawn V. Rogala
Step right up : the history of work photography and circus photographs in context / David E. Haberstich
Ladies and gentlemen : historical parallels in circus and photography / Shannon T. Perich
Appendix : Guide to the Dawn V. Rogala Circus Photographs and Papers, National Museum of American History Archives Center Collection.