Campbell Brothers Circus in United States

Campbell Brothers Circus
Type	circus
Place	Fairbury, Jefferson County
Country	United States
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Head keepers of elephants	1920-1921: Emory Stiles (elephant trainer)

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History of updates	2022-04-14

Latest document update	2022-04-14 06:25:49

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Campbell Brothers Circus, in Fairbury, Jefferson County, United States .

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Fairbury, at the turn of the century, was home to the Campbell Bros. Circus. At one time, the Campbell Bros. Circus was the second largest circus in the world, featuring many daring acts and exotic animals. From 1885 to 1913, the circus winter-quartered in Fairbury and each spring, at the beginning of it\'s show season, a circus parade was held downtown featuring juggling acts, acrobats, circus animals and a daring hot air balloon launch. The circus traveled by train throughout the country and was the model by which many modern-day circus acts are patterned after. A full-scale mural featuring the circus parade is located downtown on the historic square.
Fairbury history

Records about Campbell Brothers Circus from William "Buckles" Woodcocks Blog at http://www.bucklesw.blogspot.com/
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Campbell Bros. Circus elephant parade in 1919-1911.

>William "Buckles" Woodcock

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Koehl, Dan (2025). Campbell Brothers Circus, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=726. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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