Ringling brothers

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, American circus that was the best-known traveling circus in the United States in the 20th and early 21st centuries. It had its roots in the circuses guided by P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, and the Ringling Brothers, which ultimately joined forces. It closed in 2017.

"To build up that relationship of trust between a handler and an elephant is absolutely sacred," says the circus' Director of Animal Stewardship.

Ringling Brothers, family of U.S. circus proprietors who created the Ringling Brothers circus empire in the late 19th century. They organized their first small circus in 1884. In 1907 they bought the Barnum & Bailey Circus, becoming the leading circus in the U.S., the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

1900 – Ringling Bros.; Portraits of the five brothers

The Ringling brothers built a fortune after creating the "Greatest Show on Earth." Here's how the legendary circus family fell from riches to rags.

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Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus program, 1952.

Living : The circus. Kodachromes by Charles W. Cushman.

Vintage Circus | Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1962)