1.0Carnival History| Old Circus Photos| Sideshow History| Showmen's Museumhttps://showmensmuseum.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Ovpr3sTrjL"><a href="https://showmensmuseum.org/featured-photos/sound-truck-announces-the-carnival/">Sound Truck Calliope Announces The Carnival</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://showmensmuseum.org/featured-photos/sound-truck-announces-the-carnival/embed/#?secret=Ovpr3sTrjL" width="600" height="338" title="“Sound Truck Calliope Announces The Carnival” — Carnival History| Old Circus Photos| Sideshow History| Showmen's Museum" data-secret="Ovpr3sTrjL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> The Calliope Played Loud, Rousing Marches Letting People Know The Big Show Was In Town Sound Truck Calliope  Showmen have always known the value of advertising in all forms. Many times the first news of the shows arrival was delivered to their doorstep in the form of the Sound Truck. Often followed by children These colorful […]http://showmensmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Caliope-Resized.jpg