Millers Mechanical Shows Papers

Comprises the archives of the Millers Mechanical Shows (concentrating on the primary mechanical Battlefield reproduction of WWI trench warfare act).  Including Miller family photographs and papers, the Millers Mechanical Shows, founded by John E. Miller and son Clifford M. Miller,  traveled the United States showing their miniature reenactments, including the first act "Industrial City", and later "Battlefield" - a reenactment of World War I.  Also including photographs and other materials from travels and circus tours and other acts including shows at: Jacksonville, Key West, Daytona, and St Augustine in 1917, also Virginia, North Carolina, Wyoming, Colorado, and Regina, Saskatchewa, Canada. Additional albums contain photographs for trips to Pikes Peak,  and the Cheyenne Frontier Days.  Digitization status: ongoing.

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Comprises the archives of the Millers Mechanical Shows (concentrating on the primary mechanical Battlefield reproduction of WWI trench warfare act).  Including Miller family photographs and papers, the Millers Mechanical Shows, founded by John E. Miller and son Clifford M. Miller,  traveled the United States showing their miniature reenactments, including the first act "Industrial City", and later "Battlefield" - a reenactment of World War I.  Also including photographs and other materials from travels and circus tours and other acts including shows at: Jacksonville, Key West, Daytona, and St Augustine in 1917, also Virginia, North Carolina, Wyoming, Colorado, and Regina, Saskatchewa, Canada. Additional albums contain photographs for trips to Pikes Peak,  and the Cheyenne Frontier Days.  Digitization status: ongoing.

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Author: Claffy, J. H.

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