One-Ring Circus materials, c.1987
Sub-Series (ap.afc.06.16)
- Extent
- 25 Video cassettes
- 2 Photo prints
- 1 Boxes
- Part of
- Appalshop Films Collection, 1969-2015 > Series VI. Appalshop Films/Headwaters Television, 1984-1990 > One-Ring Circus materials, c.1987
- Scope and Contents
- Contains material related to the color documentary One Ring Circus, a 1987 release. The film focuses on the small traditional circus troupe "Jules and Beck Circus." Includes interviews with the circus owner, concessioners, and performers about their work, colleagues, and life in a one-ring circus. Also included are scenes of the big top being raised and the circus performance. Subjects include amateur circus and social life and customs of the Appalachian region.
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