Robert E. Smith
Dublin Core
Title
Robert E. Smith
Description
This collection contains the day book of Benjamin Franklin Thomas along with other items pertaining to his life. Thomas was an elephant tamer with the Van Amburgh Circus in the mid nineteenth-century.
Creator
Benjamin Franklin Thomas
Source
Robert Smith, Lincoln History Harvest, 2014
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Items in the Robert E. Smith Collection
Benjamin Franklin Thomas' Daybook: Birthdays
"George Morgan Thomas
Born on the 8 day of
January 1864"
"Benjamin Franklin Thomas
born on the eight day of
September 1866"
"Mary Thomas Born
on sixth day of October 1869"
Postcard to Benjamin Franklin Thomas
The image on the postcard shows a horse in the lower left hand corner.
Benjamin Franklin Thomas worked as an elephant tamer for the Van Amburgh Circus in the mid nineteenth-century.
Benjamin Franklin Thomas worked as an elephant tamer for the Van Amburgh Circus in the mid nineteenth-century.
Daybook of Benjamin Franklin Thomas: Accounting Pages
These pages appear to be a record of accounting for Benjamin Franklin Thomas. They also include miscellaneous items. In this photo, an account of money spent on miscellaneous items can be seen. For example, one can see that Benjamin Franklin Thomas…
Daybook of Benjamin Franklin Thomas: Accounting Pages and Poem
This page appears to include information on the money Benjamin Franklin Thomas spent. It also contains lyrics derived from "I Cannot Sing the Old Songs" by Robert Burns.
Benjamin Franklin Thomas worked as an elephant tamer for the Van Amburgh…
Benjamin Franklin Thomas worked as an elephant tamer for the Van Amburgh…
Benjamin Franklin Thomas' Daybook: Article about "An Elephant Tamer"
Benjamin Franklin Thomas worked as an elephant tamer for the Van Amburgh Circus in the mid nineteenth-century. He wrote in his daybook regularly when he travelled.