PITTSFIELD — Just checking in on Jack Trowill, the man who, for decades, would travel over hill and dale with his projector, his slides, his notes and his memories. He’d be at the beck and call of any ...

Frank Spellman was a marvelous promoter, one of the best. The problem was, Frank was a circus manager, and he wasn’t very good at managing the circuses he promoted. Image of motorized circus train, ...

THE circus is full of awe-inspiring performances, but the biggest, and one of the most impressive, is one that very few people get to see. Within 12 hours of its last performance tonight, the 60 cars ...

Think model trains, but instead of railroads, this convention features tiny big tops, model circus wagons and yes, some model train cars, too. “It’s a three-dimensional preservation of circus history, ...

Whistle Music Ancr: Tracks Ahead. Brought to you by Kalmbach Publishing Company, producers of an online source for rail-related information, where you can discover model trains, toy trains, garden ...

This circus wagon and animals carved by Robert Harned are among several pieces purchased at an auction by Wendy Joliet. (University of Akron) AKRON, Ohio - Some of the historic circus memorabilia from ...

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Don Oswalt clearly remembers the day he first discovered the circus. He was 10 years old and his younger sister ran into the living room yelling, “Mommy, come look.” Following his mother and sister, ...