{"product_id":"vintage-photo-tiger-bill-s-wild-west-circus-band-wagon-1952-3-5-x-2-5","title":"Tiger Bill’s Wild West Circus 1952 Photo Band Wagon - 3.5 x 2.5","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"301\"\u003eThis 1952 photograph documents a band wagon used by Tiger Bill’s Wild West Circus during the declining years of small traveling tent shows in postwar America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"755\"\u003eWild West and circus organizations continued operating across rural fairgrounds and small towns during the early television era, often relying on compact wagon equipment, musical acts, and portable attractions that preserved nineteenth-century show traditions well into the mid-twentieth century. By the 1950s many independent outfits blended frontier imagery, parade spectacle, and community entertainment while traveling on limited regional circuits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"757\" data-end=\"1306\"\u003eThe image features a horse-drawn circus band wagon carrying uniformed musicians and performers seated beneath a curved decorative side panel, with harnessed horses positioned at the front of the rig in an open field setting. Handwritten identification on the reverse associates the photograph with Tiger Bill’s Wild West, adding documentary value connected to lesser-known independent American circus history. The compact 3.5 x 2.5 format and candid outdoor composition reflect vernacular roadside and fairground photography practices of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1308\" data-end=\"1597\"\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":52977287692472,"sku":"20250602","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/8740\/6008\/files\/57_251e66ec-8c57-4897-84b4-a7e68ea0c7bc.jpg?v=1772955201","url":"https:\/\/everythingephemera.com\/products\/vintage-photo-tiger-bill-s-wild-west-circus-band-wagon-1952-3-5-x-2-5","provider":"Everything Ephemera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}