Name/Title
S. Harrison St.Description
Framed photographic prints. A: Street scene, 1864, buildings with cloth awnings, car upper left, man on bicycle in lower right. Marked: SHELBYVILLE, IN in white across bottom of picture. Printed in black in upper right corner: SHELBYVILLE/S. HARRISON ST/1864. B: Parade on square, large bird float in foreground, old buildings recognized as "Clothing Store & Hardware on N/E corner". Bicycle, horse and buggies on streets. C: Northeast corner of square, old Methodist Church in upper left corner, 3 men, 1 bicycle, old water fountains (we have one for the street scene).
Additional Note (AK): The parade was for a circus that came to town Aug. 1911. According to the local newspaper, the circus was owned by John Robinson. The advertisement stated: Presenting a Program of Studendous Feats of Agility, Suberb, Horsemanship, Clever Acrobatics, Wonderful Aerial Novelties, Exciting Races, Real Western Pastimes, Reproductions of Indian Massacres, Educated Elephants, Female Bareback Riding Acts, Gathered From the Four Corners of the Earth.
"The Fortunes of Gnerations, the Experience of Mny Years
A Real Wild West - trained Wild Beast Show, in Steel Arena, the Costliest Most Coplete oological Collection Ever Offered. 10 Pure White Giant Polar Bears. Three Herds of Enormous Wise Elephants. Expert Saddle Riders in Beautiful Menage Numbers, Everything New and Novel in Equatrian Art.
A WORLD OF FUN FOR OLD AND YOUNG
500 Head of the Finest Horses Ever Assembled. Three Hundred World-Famous cts. Company of Ex. U.S. Calvary. A Selected Co. of Muncie's Zouaves. 50 genuine Indianas, Cowboys and Cow Girls. Mirth-Provoking Clowns, 50 in Number. Champion Middle-Weight Back Lifter. Trained Camel Herd. 6 Musical Elephants.
A STUDENDOUS, BEATIFUL, MILLION-DOLOAR SPECTACLE
Given Free Upon the Public Streets at 10 O'clock A.M.
A mile long, many wide dens od wild beasts, immense chariots, hundreds of beautiful horses, richly costumed characters, kinds, queens, knights, ladies, soldiers, herds of elephants, camels, scared cattle, etc. Funny clowns and stirring bands, secod section of parade consists of the wild west, indians, cowboys, cowgirls, Cossacks, Arabs, stags, ciaches, Indian bands on Horseback, Co. Ex. U.S. Cavalry.
Doors open at 1 and 7 p.m. To visit menagerie and Indian village. Performance 1 hour later.
Seats for 10,000 visitors under sun and waterproof tents.Collection
Kay WoollenAcquisition
Accession
1992.077Source or Donor
Kay WoollenAcquisition Method
DonationMade/Created
Date made
1864Place
City
ShelbyvilleTownship
Addison TownshipCounty
Shelby CountyState/Province
IndianaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaNotes
Early Date: 1864Create Date
June 2, 2002Update Date
May 26, 2021