FAQs
Like us on Facebook!
Follow us on Instagram!
-
Recent Posts
Pages
Archives
Categories
DPL on Social Media
Links of Interest
© The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center of the Davenport Public Library, 2007-2024. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center of the Davenport Public Library with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
Tag Archives: Giraffe
Truth in Advertising: The Last Giraffe
The Ringing Brothers Circus, with or without Barnum & Bailey, has been a Davenport tradition for more than a century. These famous brothers were the sons of August Ringling, a harness maker born in Hanover, and his wife Salome, … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Local History
Tagged Circus, Davenport (Iowa), Giraffe, Ringling Brothers, Truth in advertising
Leave a comment