Century Flashlight Photographers circus photographs - NYPL Digital Collections

Click to visit the main New York Public Library Homepage

The New York Public Library

Digital Collections

About Digital Collections

Search Browse About

Items Collections Divisions

Digital Collections Using Images Using Data

Century Flashlight Photographers circus photographs

About Filters

Collection Data

Description: Large-format black and white photographs, primarily group portraits, by the Edward J. Kelty Century Flashlight Photographers company document twenty circus troupes performing in the Midwest, East Coast, and Montreal, Canada. Also included in this collection are two photographs by other photographers.
Names: Kelty, Edward J., 1888-1967 (Photographer); Century Flashlight Photographers (New York, N.Y.) (Photographer)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1928 - 1936; Place: United States
Library locations: Billy Rose Theatre Division; Shelf locator: *T-Vim 2017-011
Topics: Mix, Tom, 1880-1940; Muse, Willie, 1893-2001; Muse, George, 1890-1971; Circus Fans Association of America; Cole Bros.-Clyde Beatty Circus; Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus; Hunt Bros. Circus; Kay Bros. Circus; Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows; Robbins Bros. Circus (1924-1931); Sells-Floto Circus; Walter L. Main Circus; Circus -- United States; Circus performers -- United States; Indian cowboys -- West (U.S.); Wild west shows -- United States
Genres: Photographs; Portraits; Group portraits
Notes: Acquisition: Gift: Harry Baugh, circa 1944.
Physical Description: Gelatin silver prints; Extent: 46 photographic prints : 30.5 x 51 cm. and smaller
Type of Resource: Still image
Identifiers: NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21278267; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c7206500-1664-0136-2286-75b9396420ec

8 results found