Wednesday, May 3, 2023 (continued)
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Expansive mural of The Greatest Show on Earth
(1990, by William Woodward) |
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| A P T Barnum Circus Poster (1881) (KSS) |
The highlight of the Tibbals Learning Center is the
Howard Bros Circus Model (1956-1974), the largest miniature circus in the world, constructed by Howard Tibbals. Although it recreates the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus combined shows from 1919-1938, Tibbals was not given permission to use the name, thus the Howard Bros moniker. The circus model is also a Roadside America attraction.
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| The circus model is a 3/4-inch-to-the-foot scale replica |
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The townsfolk come out to watch the
unloading of the circus train |
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| Horse-drawn circus wagon (KSS) |
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| Circus Cook Tent |
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| Dining Tent for Circus Performers |
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| Barber Tent and Gamblers |
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| Goliath the Monster Elephant Seal |
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| The Midway with the Sideshows Tent |
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| Menagerie Tent |
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| Men's Restroom |
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| Center Ring in the Big Top |
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| Youngsters trying to get a peek at the circus |
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| Outside the Big Top |
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| Tent for the Work Horses |
The Tibbals Learning Center West Wing:
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Stilt Walker costume (1994) with vertical
stripes to make him appear taller |
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Two Jesters Steam Calliope (1919-1920) was used by
the Sells-Floto and Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus |
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| Elephant Blanket and Puss-in-Boots costume |
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| Kent dares to put his hand in the tiger's mouth |
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| Tamiko balances on horseback (KSS) |
The Historic Circus Museum (1948):
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The Ringling Brothers: Albert, Otto, John, Alfred, and Charles;
there were also Augustus and Henry, and sister Ida |
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The Wisconsin Railroad Car (1905, by Pullman Company)
was the private car of John and Mable Ringling |
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| The Wisconsin Bedroom |
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| The Wisconsin Bathroom |
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| The Wisconsin Parlor |
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Bruno Zacchini's Super Repeating Cannon (c 1924)
propelled the Human Cannonball |
Next: The Ringling Museum of Art.
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