Baraboo, WI Photos

Baraboo, Wisconsin, was the home town of the Ringling Brothers of circus fame & consequently the town was home to not only their circus, but the circuses of relatives & several industries which supported these shows. The Victorian town square is graced by an elaborate theater built by Al Ringling in 1916. The town also hosts the Circus World Museum.

See also: Wisconsin, Circus World Museum Wagon Collection, Circus World Museum Poster Collection
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Al Ringling Theater (1916) built by the circus pioneer in his home town of Baraboo after a theater in Versailles, France.

Entrance of Al Ringling Theater.

Al Ringling Theater decorative detail.

Victorian 4th Ave. buildings on main square of Baraboo.

Details of brick Dickie & Ashley buildings.

Italianate row on Baraboo main square.

Victorian Oak Street buildings on main square of Baraboo.

Victorian 4th Ave. buildings (1886).


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