Binder of Clyde Beatty Circus and Carson & Barnes Photographs. American, ca. 1920s/2000s. Neatly organized binder with sleeves. Approximately 342 images. Includes amateur photographs of circus animals, sideshow banners, performers, railcars, signed photograph of Captain Clyde Beatty (signature faded), and an invitation to the official opening of Clyde Beatty’s Jungle Zoo. Black and white and color prints. Includes original and later prints. Clyde Beatty was one of the most well-known circus figures of the 20th century, having distinguished himself as a fearless animal trainer and a successful circus producer. The most famous of these endeavors, the Clyde Beatty Circus, operated from 1945 to 1956.