Circuses That Came to Portsmouth
Beginning Story of George H. Thornton

- Title
- Circuses That Came to Portsmouth
Beginning Story of George H. Thornton - Description
- Photo image of scanned scrapbook page 210. Pictured is a typed page giving details about circuses that came to Portsmouth. Barnum and Bailey circus; Ringling Brothers; Buffalo Bill; Pawnee Bill; Wallace's Circus; Van Amberg's Wagon Show; Dan Rice's Wagon Show; York Park; traveling aggregation; Yankee Robinson; Grimes Apartments; Charley Zull. Bottom story is about George H. Thornton, a blind pianist in Portsmouth. Professor Gittings; Gallia Street to Tenth (10th) Street
- Creator
- Henry A. Lorberg
- Date
- Unknown
- Format
- Scanned scrapbook page
- Coverage
- Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio
- Rights
- Scioto County Public Library
Collection
Citation
Henry A. Lorberg , “Circuses That Came to Portsmouth
Beginning Story of George H. Thornton,” Scioto County Public Library Local History Digital Collection, accessed February 24, 2025, https://sciotolibrary.org/history/items/show/21505.
Beginning Story of George H. Thornton,” Scioto County Public Library Local History Digital Collection, accessed February 24, 2025, https://sciotolibrary.org/history/items/show/21505.