Discovering the Soul of the Ringlings’ Circus – Lens

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Discovering the Soul of the Ringlings’ Circus

You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll marvel at the wonders of the circus world recorded by Frederick W. Glasier. Shane Dixon Kavanaugh stopped in at the big top.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/05/archive-15/

Frederick W. Glasier spent the beginning of the 20th century capturing the Greatest Show on Earth. Wielding a 20-pound, 8-by-10 King view camera, he trailed the street parades before the show, the back-lot scenes behind the big top, the high-wire acts that unfolded beneath it. His photographic feats conjured the entire spectacle of the show.