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1916 ONE OF A KIND CIRCUS BOOKING CATALOG: Holy Grail of Circus Acts: BARNES

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    EACH PAGE IS A LARGE 16" x 11" (I have included some examples of the pages listed below)
    ONE OF A KIND CIRCUS BOOKING CATALOG: Holy Grail of Circus Acts: F M BARNES L@@K
    (COVER IS ROUGH)
    This is the ultimate CIRCUS booking Catalog. This comes from F M BARNES INC 1916 out of Chicago
    EVERY PAGE HAS GLOSSY FINISH(Almost all have pictures of the acts) with GLOSSY GOLD BOARDER
    52 PAGES OF SOME OF THE MOST WELL KNOWN AND RARE ACTS OF 1916
    EVERY PHOTO IN THIS CATALOG MAY BE A ONE OF A KIND THAT CANT BE FOUND AGAIN!!
    FRONT CREST OF F M BARNES (BOTTOM READS FAIR DEPARTMENT SEASON 1916)
    Page 1 The headquarters in Chicago
    Page 2 20 years of success history
    Page 3 Listing of some of the FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS that they have appeared at (appeared at over 400)
    Page 4 THE BERLO SISTERS
    Page 5 Corradini's Animals
    Page 6 The Bogany Troupe
    Page 7 Ballmann and his Great Band
    Page 8 Dano's Lions and Leopards
    Page 9 De'Carno (aerial artist)
    Page 10 Cora Youngblood Corson's all girl instrumentalists from the golden west
    Page 11 10 TOOZOONIN ARABS
    Page 12 McGoods and Tates Comedy Acrobats
    Page 13 The Wilhat Troupe : Cyclists
    Page 14 Smiletta Sisters : Acrobats and contortions
    Page 15  ISHIKAWA BROTHERS Japanese Artists Equilibrists
    Page 16 Betts Mixed Animal Circus
    Page 17 JNAS TROUPE Ground somersaulting
    Page 18 FLYING VALENTINOS TRAPEZE
    Page 19 RUTH LAW QUEEN OF THE AIR
    Page 20 THE BIMBOS (Charlie Chaplain Outdone) this is their claim
    Page 21 SIEBERT SISTERS and Company  HORSE RIDING STUNTS AND ACROBATS
    Page 22 POWER'S ELEPHANTS with LEROY AND PAUL comedy tumblers
    Page 23/24 WORLDS GERATEST SENSATION CARS PASSING IN AIR WITH LOOP DE LOOP
    Page 25 One Ring Circus featuring MAUDE dogs ponys monks ( a minute if you can ride the bucking mule)
    Page 26/27 Hankinson's Original AUTO POLO TEAMS (they play polo in cars?)
    Page 28 Six Flying Lamys Comedy acrobats
    Page 29 John Higgins world jumping champion
    Page 30 Al Golem troupe and the Seven Bracks ground gymnists
    Page 31 The AERIAL PATT'S Flying ring and double trapeze
    Page 32 ROYAL OSAKI JAPANESE TRIO Pole and Perch balancing
    Page 33 Six Cornallas Catapult Acrobats
    Page 34 Nicholas Chefalo DEATH DEFYING LOOP DE LOOP
    Page 35 Tasmanian Van Diemans HAZARD SKILL AND DARING ACROBATS
    Page 36 The four Casters and the Florida TRoubadours
    Page 37 Randow Trio European eccentric acrobats
    Page 38 Shaw's European Comedy Circus with White Hope Thomas
    Page 40 THE KILTIES: CANADAS GREATEST Concert Band
    Page 41 the JUNGLE MAN, KING OF APES,
    Page 41 CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN TRAIN ADVERTISEMENT
    Page 42 FAMOUS MARCO TWINS
    Page 42 Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul RAILROAD ADD
    Page 43 The Three DeLYONS AERIAL GYMNISTS
    Page 44 Thearle Duffield HUGE FIREWORKS ADD
    Page 45 Major Fred A Bennett HIGH STILT DANCER
    Page 45 KELL and RIANO MONKEY LAND NOVELTY HOUSE
    Page 46 Wahlund Tekla Trio FEMALE HERCULES AND HEAD BALANCING
    Page 47 Allen and Allen 3 round boxing exhibition
    Page 48 Burns, Brown and Burns Grotesque Comedy
    Page 48 SANTA FE TRAIN ADVERTISEMENT
    Page 49 KAWANA JAPS Comedy Barrel Kicking, Juggling, etc
    Page 49 WABASH TRAIN ADVERTISEMENT
    Page 50 ALDA AND ALDA Hay Rack Act AERIAL CRADLE
    Page 51 Shows that all acts in catalog are under contract management of F M BARNES of CHICAGO(lists thaters)
    Page 52 HUGE ROCK ISLAND TRAIN ADVERTISEMENT
    BACK F M BARNES ADVERTISEMENT 1104 NORTH AMERICAN BUILDING CHICAGO
    This should most likely be in a CIRCUS MUSEUM or ARCHIVE....absolutely incredible