“The elephants I grew to know and love at the circus were beaten daily with sharp bull hooks and chained like prisoners for hours on end.” —Tom Rider, former Ringling Bros. employee After nearly nine ...

The Ringling Bros. Circus train was pulling into the ... In this photo, dated 1898 from the NDSU Institute for Regional Studies, a circus elephant is pictured in Cooperstown, N.D. "That was ...

They keep the circuses separate, and the Wisconsin Historical Society wrote that by the 1910s the Ringling Bros. Circus had more than 1,000 employees, 335 horses, 26 elephants, 16 camels and other ...

A “heady combination of citizens, local government and professional planners” said the proposed “Circus” would include an ice ...

Spilka added in agreement. Although larger circus companies, like Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey, have resumed ...

With its charismatic ringmasters, colorful clowns, and high-flying acrobats, Ringling Bros. was renowned for its showmanship. But behind the scenes, the circus was anything but entertaining for the ...

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey has ... into Birmingham in 2017 on its classic mile-long circus train that traditionally housed elephants, performers, crew members and their families.

To them, it might have seemed effortless. But these highly trained performers for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus told the children watching on Wednesday such feats of aerial grace ...

Numerous galleries showcase pieces from Ringling Bros. Circus co-founder John Ringling's personal collection, including paintings by Velazquez, Rubens and Veronese. And in the museum's courtyard ...

The Circus Museum is part of the Ringling complex which is located 5 miles northwest of downtown Sarasota by the airport. To get to the property, visitors can drive, bike or walk about a half-mile ...