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Boyer's, the Circus and Other Historical Reminiscences , 2003
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Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Boyer’s, the Circus & Other Historical Reminiscences by Chip Boyer. This particular paper begins with a brief history of the Boyer families’ settlement in Dayton and their transition from furniture makers to morticians. It chronicles the famous patrons of the Boyer business such as Paul Laurence Dunbar, John H. Patterson, Harold E. Talbott and Chiko the chimpanzee from the Barnum and Bailey Circus. He ends the paper chronicling his research and the end of the Boyer families’ involvement...
Dates:
2003
