Mechanics, cooks, electricians, concessionaires, and families appear beside the headliners in this independently organized directory. A circus isn’t only the moment the performer enters the ring; someone has to move, feed, repair, and stitch the show. The archive gives those workers names and vocabulary.
Original circus history site: https://www.m.circusesandsideshows.com/
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-circuses-and-sideshows-kept-circus-people-in-the-center-ring/
#ancientweb #circushistory #laborhistory #archives
Original circus history site: https://www.m.circusesandsideshows.com/
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-circuses-and-sideshows-kept-circus-people-in-the-center-ring/
#ancientweb #circushistory #laborhistory #archives
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Categories: Ancient Web & Internet History [c23]