Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus

Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus Entertainment Button Museum
Category: 
Entertainment
Additional Images: 
Ringling Brothers Barnum Bailey Circus button back Entertainment Button Museum
Sub Categories: 
Photographs
Animals
Text on Button: 
RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS
Image Description: 

Color photograph of a man and a tiger with white text over the top and black text on the top edge on a bright orange background

Back Style: 
Brass locking pin
The Shape: 
Circle
The Size: 
3 inch
Additional Information: 

This button shows Gunther Gebel-Williams, animal trainer for Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus.  Gebel-Williams was the animal trainer (predominantly elephant and tiger) for the circus from 1968-1990.  Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus had their first joint show on March 29, 1919 in New York City.  Ringling purchased Barnum & Bailey in 1907 but remained two separate circuses until 1919 when the group decided it was too difficult to run the two circuses independently. 

Catalog ID: 
EN0221
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