FOR YOUR FURTHER PERUSAL AND ENLIGHTENMENT

The Circus Historical Society
http://www.circushistory.org/index.htm

Circus Museum
http://www.circusmuseum.nl/eng/

Vintage circus photos from the Wisconsin Historical Society
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/feature/circus/

The P.T. Barnum Museum
http://www.barnum-museum.org/

Circus Fans Association of America
http://www.circusfans.org/

Circopedia, the online circus archive run by the Big Apple Circus
http://www.circopedia.org/index.php/Main_Page

Twists, Slugs and Roscoes: A Glossary of Hard-Boiled Slang
http://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html

Noir of the Week
http://www.noiroftheweek.com/