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D1730-3
Date(s)
- 1937-08-23 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Billed as the "Finest Show on Earth," the Cole Brothers Circus came to Tacoma in August of 1937. They set up their tents on the Tacoma tideflats close to the 15th Street bridge on Northern Pacific Railroad land. On August 23rd the circus performers crossed the 15th Street bridge and paraded through the streets of Tacoma. The stars of the Cole Brothers Circus in 1937 were Clyde Beatty, the wild animal trainer, and cowboy movie star Ken Maynard. (T.Times, 8/21/37, p.9, announcement).
Circus animals; Circus parades--Tacoma--1930-1940; Circuses & shows; Cole Brothers Circus; Circus performers;