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| Title | Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus elephant and workers on circus grounds, Seattle, 1955 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1955 |
| Caption | Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus set up their tent on Fourth Avenue South near Michigan Street for a three-day stand from August 24-27, 1955. In this photo, a worker rides atop the head of elephant "B. Jewel" while another man works with wooden posts nearby. |
| Notes | Written on sleeve: Circuses, Ringling Bros, 1955
Harness on elephant reads B. Jewel
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows also known as Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Ringling Bros. Circus, Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus, Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus, Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows [note from the Library of Congress Authority File].
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): August 29, 1955 |
| Subjects | Circus animals—Washington (State)—Seattle; Elephants—Washington (State)—Seattle; Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows ; Show tents—Washington (State)—Seattle |
| Places | United States—Washington (State)—Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.1822.9 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 acetate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from film positive as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4. |
