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Extent:
1 Sound recording (digital audio file)
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Date:
2018 July 08
Scope and Contents:
Jennifer Lemmer-Posey (presenter); Jennifer Lemmer-Posey; Elena Panova Father of the Modern Circus. Philip Astley opened a horse-trick-riding exhibit in 1768, adding other forms of entertainment like acrobats, animals, and clowns. Approximately two centuries later, America had over one hundred traveling circuses.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.