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American Experience; Barnum's Big Top
12/11/1991
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- Series
- American Experience
- Program
- Barnum's Big Top
- Program Number
412
- Series Description
Premiered October 1988 As television's longest-running, most-watched history series, American Experience brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that helped form this nation. Now in its eighteenth season, the series has produced over 180 programs and garnered every major broadcast award. Series release date: 10/1988
- Program Description
This film chronicles Phineas T. Barnum's transformation of the American circus from a backward, horse-drawn show into a traveling technological spectacle. Using advertisements, stills, journals, and never-before-seen archival film, this documentary paints a portrait of America at the turn of the century.
- Duration
00:66:00
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- History
- Citation
- Chicago: “American Experience; Barnum's Big Top,” 12/11/1991, GBH Archives, accessed January 20, 2021, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_4406207BF1284AB4A06568E0C41D21E8.
- MLA: “American Experience; Barnum's Big Top.” 12/11/1991. GBH Archives. Web. January 20, 2021. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_4406207BF1284AB4A06568E0C41D21E8>.
- APA: American Experience; Barnum's Big Top. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_4406207BF1284AB4A06568E0C41D21E8