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HAGENBECK-WALLACE AND FOREPAUGH-SELLS BROTHERS CIRCUS
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HAGENBECK-WALLACE AND FOREPAUGH-SELLS BROTHERS CIRCUS. Twenty separate tents were needed for this combined circus which came to Dubuque in September, 1935. Among the performers was Maria Rasputin, reputed to be the daughter of the infamous Russian monk.
For more information--http://www.circusesandsideshows.com/circuses/hagenbeckwallacecircus.html