{"product_id":"king-cristiani-circus-1952-photo-cage-wagon-ponies-horses-5-5-x-3-5","title":"King Cristiani Circus 1952 Photo Cage Wagon Ponies Horses 5.5 x 3.5","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"350\"\u003eThis 1952 photograph shows circus transport equipment and animal handling activity associated with the King Cristiani Circus during the mid-century American traveling circus era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"352\" data-end=\"941\"\u003eKing Cristiani Circus operated as one of the well-known truck-based circuses that toured the United States in the postwar years, moving performers, animals, tents, and equipment from town to town. Unlike the earlier railroad circuses, many mid-twentieth-century shows relied on fleets of trucks and trailers that carried cages, wagons, and animal transport units between fairgrounds and temporary show lots. Photographs taken behind the scenes on the circus grounds provide valuable visual documentation of the logistical systems used to move and manage animals while the show was on tour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"1663\"\u003eThe image captures a small cage wagon mounted on a wheeled trailer being pulled across the grass by a pair of ponies or small horses while a handler sits atop the wagon frame. The wagon contains an animal inside the cage compartment, and additional circus vehicles and trailers appear in the background along with tents and personnel moving about the lot. At the far left, part of a circus truck with painted lettering referencing the Cristiani show is visible, placing the scene clearly within the working area of the traveling circus camp. The photograph features scalloped borders typical of mid-century snapshot prints, and the reverse includes a handwritten notation reading King 52 identifying the circus and year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1665\" data-end=\"1954\"\u003eThe item shown in the listing is the exact item the collector will receive. We have tens of thousands of items to choose from. Shipping will always be combined (or refunded) to save you as much money as possible. Please contact us with any questions, or visit our store page for specifics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Everything Ephemera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52982727704760,"sku":"20250605b","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/8740\/6008\/files\/57_dabe97de-e15b-4002-94c6-ec786ae1e3f7.jpg?v=1773103783","url":"https:\/\/everythingephemera.com\/products\/king-cristiani-circus-1952-photo-cage-wagon-ponies-horses-5-5-x-3-5","provider":"Everything Ephemera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}