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POLACK BROTHERS SHRINE CIRCUS
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POLACK BROTHERS SHRINE CIRCUS. Featuring thirty acts, the circus appearances in Dubuque were sponsored by the Dubuque Rites Club. In 1952 it performed at the DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL stadium. The circus was featured in the movie,"Great Show on Earth."
For more information about this circus--http://www.circusesandsideshows.com/circuses/polackbroscircus.html
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Source:
"Polack Circus Features 30 Headline Acts," Telegraph-Herald, August 5, 1952, p. 3