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[Circus days] / Jill Freedman, '71. – Vintage Print

[Circus days] / Jill Freedman, '71., [19]71, c1978. — historic photograph
[Circus days] / Jill Freedman, '71., [19]71, c1978.. Historic photograph from the Circus & Carnival collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with [Circus days] / Jill Freedman, '71., a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[Circus days] / Jill Freedman, '71.

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Jill Freedman made this photograph in 1971, and the title, "Circus Days," names the subject she spent that year documenting: the daily life of a traveling circus, from the performers to the crew and the audience. The print belongs to a 1978 portfolio of work by ten photographers, issued by the Women's Campaign Fund in a numbered set of 75, and this copy is number 41. Freedman's circus pictures are valued for their closeness to the people who worked under the big top rather than to the spectacle alone.

Created / published[19]71, c1978.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1970-1980.
NotesIn portfolio: Ten photographers. Women's Campaign Fund, 1978, set no. 41/75.
SubjectsCircuses & shows--1970-1980.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,038 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-168606

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