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rossmacrae Inner circle Arlington, Virginia 2475 Posts |
Can anyone supply some names of circus/carnival archives? I'm out of touch on this ... I know there's a newish one down near Gibsonton, but I believe there are some theatre archives at Lincoln Center and in other places.
I recently started scanning dozens of old Brill plans for rides, shows, acts and attractions, and I'm looking for places better than my desktop to make sure they're preserved. I'll be selling some of these in pdf online (as I do now) but some of these titles will never in a million years get sold or even read except by researchers (31 pages of bad English and worse drawings to build a complicated kiddie ride from junkyard parts, for instance). Note: I'll gladly donate all my stuff to multiple repositories ...l just get me pointed in the right direction please. |
Dick Oslund Inner circle 8357 Posts |
I have a few old BRILL catalogs.
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rossmacrae Inner circle Arlington, Virginia 2475 Posts |
Thanks, but not what I needed ... I bought a bunch of plans from a collector, and looked for a suitable repository: tried Library of Congress, Smithsonian, Ringling, all to "meh" reaction. Then I was offered all the plans, EVERY SINGLE ONE, but the owner decided to wait for a bucket of money to be offered. While researching, the best place I could find to offer them to was the International Independent Showmens Museum near Gibtown. But since the deal fell through, like I said, I got nothin' to pass along.
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ringmaster Inner circle Memphis, Down in Dixie 1974 Posts |
Maybe the Goutinberg Project or Google Archive .
One of the last living 10-in-one performers. I wanted to be in show business the worst way, and that was it.
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Harley Newman Inner circle 5117 Posts |
Illinois State U has a collection. Circus World Museum Library. The Hertzberg Collection in San Antonio.
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” -Mark Twain
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ringmaster Inner circle Memphis, Down in Dixie 1974 Posts |
Ask Alexander
Magic Castle Library
One of the last living 10-in-one performers. I wanted to be in show business the worst way, and that was it.
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