Titans of the Big Top - Titanen de la Carpa Grande
1978 · National Archives and Records Administration (via FedFlix)
Finding US Government work
The record names a federal body as the creating agency: International Communications Agency. A work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person's official duties has no US copyright (17 U.S.C. 105; before 1978, section 8 of the 1909 Act).
The record names a federal body as the creating agency. A work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person's official duties has no US copyright (17 U.S.C. 105; before 1978, section 8 of the 1909 Act). This says nothing about copyright outside the United States, or about music, stock footage or other material the film may incorporate.
- Creating body, as recorded
- International Communications Agency
- National Archives Identifier
- 55221 (local identifier 306-AH-53)
- Internet Archive item
- gov.archives.arc.55221 (uploader's licence mark: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/)
The record
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National Archives and Records Administration Titans of the Big Top - Titanen de la Carpa Grande International Communications Agency. (03/27/1978 - 1982) ARC Identifier 55221 / Local Identifier 306-AH-53. TRACES THE HISTORY OF THE CIRCUS AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIETY THROUGH GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE FOR WHOM THE CIRCUS WAS THE BIG EVENT ANNUALLY. THE CIRCUS IS SHOWN AS FAR BACK AS GEORGE WASHINGTON'S TIMES WHEN HE DONATED A HORSE TO THE FIRST CIRCUS. THROUGH THE YEARS, THE CIRCUS HAS ENDURED BOTH ECONOMIC AND NATURAL PERILS, BUT HAS SURVIVED AND IS EVEN MORE POPULAR TODAY. FEATURES THE FLYING GAONAS, WORLD FAMOUS AERIALISTS FROM MEXICO. THEY RELATE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FAMILY IN CIRCUS HISTORY AND TRADITION. OTHER INTERVIEWS WITH CLOWNS AND OTHER CIRCUS PERSONNEL PROVIDE A PERSONAL VIEW. Made possible by a donation from Public.Resource.Org.