Barnes Sells Floto Circus 1940s Photo Cook Wagon Meal Time Performers 3.5 x 5

This 1940s photograph captures members of the Barnes-Sells Floto Circus gathering for a meal beside a circus cook wagon on the showgrounds.

Barnes-Sells Floto Circus traveled across the United States as part of the American Circus Corporation network before the consolidation of major shows under the Ringling organization. Life on a traveling circus involved a large community of performers, animal handlers, roustabouts, and support staff who lived and worked together on the circus lot, with cook wagons and dining areas serving as essential centers of daily activity between performances.

The photograph shows a group of circus personnel standing beside a cook wagon as they receive food and eat from plates during a meal break. A woman in a patterned dress holds a plate while others gather at the serving area beneath the edge of a large canvas tent. The wagon behind them bears partial lettering from the Barnes Sells Floto show name, and the surrounding tents and equipment indicate the working circus grounds where staff and performers spent much of their time when the show was not actively performing.

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