Hagenbeck–Wallace Circus

Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus
Origin
CountryUnited States
Founder(s)Carl Hagenbeck – Carl Hagenbeck Circus in 1903
Benjamin Wallace – The Great Wallace Show in 1884
Year foundedFormed in 1907 when Wallace purchased the Carl Hagenbeck Circus and merged it with his circus.
Information
Operator(s)Benjamin Wallace, Ed Ballard, The American Circus Corporation
FateCeased operations in 1938.

The Hagenbeck–Wallace Circus was a circus that traveled across America in the early part of the 20th century. At its peak, it was the second-largest circus in America next to Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. It was based in Peru, Indiana.

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