All Hallows Guild Traveling Carousel, Cathedral in the Background

ID: 18 ~ Source: DC Preservation League Photo Repository ~ Creator: NPS HABS Survey

This file appears in: All Hallows Guild Traveling Carousel: Constructed in the 1890s, this is a rare example of a mountable and portable “county fair” wooden carousel.

This file appears in: All Hallows Guild Traveling Carousel: Constructed in the 1890s, this is a rare example of a mountable and portable “county fair” wooden carousel.

All Hallows Guild Traveling Carousel: Constructed in the 1890s, this is a rare example of a mountable and portable “county fair” wooden carousel.

By The DC Historic Sites team

This carousel survives from the vanished era when traveling amusement shows, carnivals, circuses, and county fairs brought entertainment to millions of Americans living outside urban areas. The…