Cole Bros Circus 1944 Photo Frank Lee Press Grand Island Nebraska 4.5 x 3

This 1944 photograph captures a Cole Bros Circus figure identified as Frank Lee, associated with the press, documented in Grand Island, Nebraska during the wartime touring period of American circuses.

Circus documentation from this era often includes promotional or staff portraits taken near equipment and transport, and this image presents a formally dressed man standing beside a railcar, with structural elements such as ladders and rigging visible, emphasizing the operational environment behind the traveling show.

The photograph shows Frank Lee in a suit and hat holding papers, positioned near a circus railcar with visible texture and hardware, while the setting suggests a working moment tied to publicity or administration, supported by handwritten identification on the reverse noting Cole Bros Circus, the date, and Grand Island, Nebraska.

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