Great Photograph of Circus Madness

This is a public domain photograph from the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Color Photographs Collection in the Library of Congress.

As far are great public domain stock images go, this is one of the best. Jack Delano, working for the FSA, captured a carnival barker surrounded by his circus accoutrement. A sign to the left of the podium reads, “See Teddy the Wrestling Bear,” while one above implies that a 618 lb. snake is waiting inside. This is a colorful stock image with great potential. A live pelican also makes an appearance in this photograph.

This photo was taken by Jack Delano, who was working as an agent of the United States government. Because this image was taken by an employee of the federal government, it is in the public domain.

42 megabyte TIFF. Hosted at the Library of Congress.