The New Haven Union advertises Barnum & Bailey for Thursday, June 18, 1908, including a street parade, two performances, and tickets at Mix’s Drug Store.
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Source: The New Haven Union, June 17, 1908, image 14; Connecticut State Library / National Digital Newspaper Program / Library of Congress.
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Uncorrected newspaper OCR. Consult the source image for exact wording. CIRCUS THURSDAY JUNE18 GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH Baby Bunting,. *Tlny Miming Baby Elephant. A Menagerie.^ ■of 100 Cagas. 70 Elephants and Camels. A Family at Giraffes. Only Two-Homed Rhinoceros in Captivity. A .Thousand Animal Wenders. .. _ TH E FG R EATESTl CIRCUS 'THAT IHUMAN EYES'EVER,BEHELD,, 3l5iwGRLDtfAME0RT]STS 2001OFiTHEMlFROMTABROADr f.\ m Jfewrbefori W Sucb'a b« wildering 0HI jt li WRblfof AV DEATH DARING FEAT THAT DEFIES IMITATIO^, w THE BEWILDPtHfO, Yi ^TEKBJTIC. 1T1W BEWBATIOH . * breatlMak % baz 1 \ jardocs '^eedsof t daring. VMS [Sisters La RAGUE 9 IN THEIR MAO JUUO RACE , fusing Eacli Ottier in Sipirate C«n\_,-N . While flying ind Somersaulting In flit Alr',^ EVERY MORNING "AT 10 O’CLOCK^TH* MOST GORGEOUS, ELABORATE AND^ ' EXPENSIVE f ■ FreeStreetParade EVER'SEENl0NJHISrEARTH TWO PERFORMANCES DAILY 2 AND 8 P.M. DOOBS OPEN ONE HOUB EARLIER. ONE FIFTY CENT TICKET ADMITS TO ALL. CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS. HALF PRICE. Reserved Seats and admission tick ets on sale on show day at Mix’s Drug Store at exactly the same price charged on the show grounds.
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Silent Grounds Collective, Barnum & Bailey Circus: Bridgeport and New Haven, SGC-CIRCUS-024, CIRCUS-004, “New Haven: circus tomorrow, June 18.” Source: The New Haven Union, June 17, 1908, image 14; Connecticut State Library / National Digital Newspaper Program / Library of Congress.. https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn92051126/1908-06-17/ed-1/?sp=14. Research edition, accessed 2026-09-08.