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Acting Bears, Sacred Bulls, Performing Dogs… the Big Top is Arriving Soon.
Here in 21st century Columbia, the circus will be passing through town soon. Some of the earliest pictorial advertisements in post-bellum South Carolina newspapers are advertisements for the circus. Below are examples of fanciful circus advertisements printed in the Columbia … Continue reading