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- Wixom Brothers Great Show at Ithaca, Michigan Fairgrounds, August 18, 1900 - Small traveling circuses in the late 19th and early 20th centuries arrived in towns with great fanfare. Performers, animals and musicians paraded down streets. This free publicity, circus owners hoped, would arouse the interest of the residents and potential customers. This photograph shows the Wixom Brothers Circus marching to the fairgrounds in Ithaca, Michigan.
- August 18, 1900
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Wixom Brothers Great Show at Ithaca, Michigan Fairgrounds, August 18, 1900
Small traveling circuses in the late 19th and early 20th centuries arrived in towns with great fanfare. Performers, animals and musicians paraded down streets. This free publicity, circus owners hoped, would arouse the interest of the residents and potential customers. This photograph shows the Wixom Brothers Circus marching to the fairgrounds in Ithaca, Michigan.
- Bandwagon from Mat Wixom's Great Show - Small traveling circuses in the late 19th and early 20th centuries arrived in towns with great fanfare. Parades, usually led by a bandwagon, announced that the circus was in town. This free publicity, circus owners hoped, would arouse the public's interest. This photograph shows the bandwagon from Mat Wixom's circus, which visited rural Michigan communities between 1874 and 1908.
- 1874 - 1907
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Bandwagon from Mat Wixom's Great Show
Small traveling circuses in the late 19th and early 20th centuries arrived in towns with great fanfare. Parades, usually led by a bandwagon, announced that the circus was in town. This free publicity, circus owners hoped, would arouse the public's interest. This photograph shows the bandwagon from Mat Wixom's circus, which visited rural Michigan communities between 1874 and 1908.
- Bandwagon from Mat Wixom's Great Show - Small traveling circuses in the late 19th and early 20th centuries arrived in towns with great fanfare. Parades, usually led by a bandwagon, announced that the circus was in town. This free publicity, circus owners hoped, would arouse the public's interest. This photograph shows the bandwagon from Mat Wixom's circus, which visited rural Michigan communities between 1874 and 1908.
- 1874 - 1907
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Bandwagon from Mat Wixom's Great Show
Small traveling circuses in the late 19th and early 20th centuries arrived in towns with great fanfare. Parades, usually led by a bandwagon, announced that the circus was in town. This free publicity, circus owners hoped, would arouse the public's interest. This photograph shows the bandwagon from Mat Wixom's circus, which visited rural Michigan communities between 1874 and 1908.
- Wixom Brothers Great Show, Brooklyn, Michigan, September 1902 - Martin Van Buren "Mat" Wixom, and his sons--Frank, Russel, Ernie, and Van--were Michigan-based showmen. They operated a small, regional circus that traveled to mid-Michigan's rural communities between 1874 and 1908. Beginning in 1881, the Wixoms would create a new gimmick or theme and change the roster of performers yearly for the circus to fuel the audience's anticipation.
- September 17, 1902
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Wixom Brothers Great Show, Brooklyn, Michigan, September 1902
Martin Van Buren "Mat" Wixom, and his sons--Frank, Russel, Ernie, and Van--were Michigan-based showmen. They operated a small, regional circus that traveled to mid-Michigan's rural communities between 1874 and 1908. Beginning in 1881, the Wixoms would create a new gimmick or theme and change the roster of performers yearly for the circus to fuel the audience's anticipation.
- Performers from Mat Wixom's Great Show, 1891-1893 - Martin Van Buren "Mat" Wixom, and his sons--Frank, Russel, Ernie, and Van--were Michigan-based showmen. They operated a small, regional circus that traveled to mid-Michigan's rural communities between 1874 and 1908. Beginning in 1881, the Wixoms would create a new gimmick or theme and change the roster of performers yearly for the circus to fuel the audience's anticipation.
- 1891-1893
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Performers from Mat Wixom's Great Show, 1891-1893
Martin Van Buren "Mat" Wixom, and his sons--Frank, Russel, Ernie, and Van--were Michigan-based showmen. They operated a small, regional circus that traveled to mid-Michigan's rural communities between 1874 and 1908. Beginning in 1881, the Wixoms would create a new gimmick or theme and change the roster of performers yearly for the circus to fuel the audience's anticipation.
- Mat. Wixom's Great R.R. Show, 1893 - Martin Van Buren "Mat" Wixom was a Michigan-based showman. He and his sons operated a small, regional circus that traveled to mid-Michigan's rural communities between 1874 and 1908. Wixom would create a new gimmick for the circus every year to fuel the audience's anticipation. In 1893, he put up the Great Railroad Show and traveled on a 3-car train throughout the region.
- 1893
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Mat. Wixom's Great R.R. Show, 1893
Martin Van Buren "Mat" Wixom was a Michigan-based showman. He and his sons operated a small, regional circus that traveled to mid-Michigan's rural communities between 1874 and 1908. Wixom would create a new gimmick for the circus every year to fuel the audience's anticipation. In 1893, he put up the Great Railroad Show and traveled on a 3-car train throughout the region.
- Mat. Wixom's Great R.R. Show, 1893 - Martin Van Buren "Mat" Wixom was a Michigan-based showman. He and his sons operated a small, regional circus that traveled to mid-Michigan's rural communities between 1874 and 1908. Wixom would create a new gimmick for the circus every year to fuel the audience's anticipation. In 1893, he put up the Great Railroad Show and traveled on a 3-car train throughout the region.
- 1893
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Mat. Wixom's Great R.R. Show, 1893
Martin Van Buren "Mat" Wixom was a Michigan-based showman. He and his sons operated a small, regional circus that traveled to mid-Michigan's rural communities between 1874 and 1908. Wixom would create a new gimmick for the circus every year to fuel the audience's anticipation. In 1893, he put up the Great Railroad Show and traveled on a 3-car train throughout the region.
- Wixom Brothers Great Show, September 1902 - Martin Van Buren "Mat" Wixom, and his sons--Frank, Russel, Ernie, and Van--were Michigan-based showmen. They operated a small, regional circus that traveled to mid-Michigan's rural communities between 1874 and 1908. Beginning in 1881, the Wixoms would create a new gimmick or theme and change the roster of performers yearly for the circus to fuel the audience's anticipation.
- September 17, 1902
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Wixom Brothers Great Show, September 1902
Martin Van Buren "Mat" Wixom, and his sons--Frank, Russel, Ernie, and Van--were Michigan-based showmen. They operated a small, regional circus that traveled to mid-Michigan's rural communities between 1874 and 1908. Beginning in 1881, the Wixoms would create a new gimmick or theme and change the roster of performers yearly for the circus to fuel the audience's anticipation.
- Advertisement for Mat Wixom's Great Show, from the "Wixom Record," August 20, 1897 - Martin Van Buren "Mat" Wixom, and his sons--Frank, Russel, Ernie, and Van--were Michigan-based showmen. They operated a small, regional circus that traveled to mid-Michigan's rural communities between 1874 and 1908. Beginning in 1881, the Wixoms would create a new gimmick or theme and change the roster of performers yearly for the circus to fuel the audience's anticipation.
- August 20, 1897
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Advertisement for Mat Wixom's Great Show, from the "Wixom Record," August 20, 1897
Martin Van Buren "Mat" Wixom, and his sons--Frank, Russel, Ernie, and Van--were Michigan-based showmen. They operated a small, regional circus that traveled to mid-Michigan's rural communities between 1874 and 1908. Beginning in 1881, the Wixoms would create a new gimmick or theme and change the roster of performers yearly for the circus to fuel the audience's anticipation.
- Performers from Wixom Brothers Great Show, 1902 - Martin Van Buren "Mat" Wixom, and his sons--Frank, Russel, Ernie, and Van--were Michigan-based showmen. They operated a small, regional circus that traveled to mid-Michigan's rural communities between 1874 and 1908. Beginning in 1881, the Wixoms would create a new gimmick or theme and change the roster of performers yearly for the circus to fuel the audience's anticipation.
- 1902
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Performers from Wixom Brothers Great Show, 1902
Martin Van Buren "Mat" Wixom, and his sons--Frank, Russel, Ernie, and Van--were Michigan-based showmen. They operated a small, regional circus that traveled to mid-Michigan's rural communities between 1874 and 1908. Beginning in 1881, the Wixoms would create a new gimmick or theme and change the roster of performers yearly for the circus to fuel the audience's anticipation.