Carnival Print Resources

The following collection of resources on U.S. carnivals and carousels was begun with
monies from the Kansas State Library’s Interlibrary Loan Development Program.

Please use the Kinsley Library Card Catalog to locate complete bibliographic records.

BOOKS:

Rubin & Cherry by Chris Audibert
Step Right Up by Brooks McNamara
Roller Coaster: Wooden and Steel Coasters, Twisters and Corkscrews by David Bennett

BOOKS BY BOB GOLDSACK:

Johnnys Here
Portfolio of American Carnival Vintage Photos
Royal American Shows
Those Wonderful, Colorful, and Exciting Carnival Trains
World of Mirth Shows

CAROUSEL BOOKS:

The American Carousel Organ by Ron Bopp
The Carousel Animal by Tobin Fraley
Carousel Animal Carving by Ellis Bud Carousel Horses: A Photographic Celebration by Sherrell S. Anderson
Carousel Horses in Cross-stitch by Donna Kooler
The Carousel Keepers by Carrie Papa
Painted Ponies: An American Carousel Art by William Manns
Pictorial History of the Carousel by Frederick Fried

VERTICAL FILE SUBJECTS:

Carnival
Carnival Museum
Fairs
Old Settlers Picnic flyer
Rockwell, Vernon

PERIODICALS:

Midway Journal Illustrated
Carnival News

ORAL HISTORIES:

(Located on  link to oral history pages. Transcripts, audio, and images)

Buford Brodbeck

Elwood Agnew

Lucile Agnew memories