Robert E. Smith
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.
Collection Items
Benjamin Franklin Thomas' Daybook: Birthdays
This daybook page has a list of people and their birthday.
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.
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.
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' Daybook: Article about "An Elephant Tamer"](https://historyharvest.unl.edu/files/square_thumbnails/6b1e21b3d994627110921e149d74c9db.jpg "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.
Benjamin Franklin Thomas' Daybook: Daily Locations of the Van Amburgh Circus
This portion of Benjamin Franklin Thomas's daybook documents the distance traveled daily and the locations of the Van Amburgh Circus in May, June, July, and August of 1860.
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: Newspaper Cutouts
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. This item was contributed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln spring 2014 History…
Benjamin Franklin Thomas' Daybook: "Fancy" and "The Charge of the Iron Brigade"
![Benjamin Franklin Thomas' Daybook: "Fancy" and "The Charge of the Iron Brigade"](https://historyharvest.unl.edu/files/square_thumbnails/0497cc92ab723b3021f9a6bd9f0b9311.jpg "Benjamin Franklin Thomas' Daybook: "Fancy" and "The Charge of the Iron Brigade"")
This page in the daybook includes poems and songs.
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.
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.
Daybook of Benjamin Franklin Thomas: Accounting Pages
These pages include information on the money Benjamin Franklin Thomas spent. There is also an illegible newspaper article that he pasted on the right page.
Benjamin Franklin Thomas worked as an elephant tamer for the Van Amburgh Circus in the mid…
Benjamin Franklin Thomas worked as an elephant tamer for the Van Amburgh Circus in the mid…
Benjamin Franklin Thomas' Daybook: Daily Locations of the Van Amburgh Circus
This portion of Benjamin Franklin Thomas's Daybook documents the distance traveled daily and the locations of the Van Amburgh Circus in April and May of 1860.
Benjamin Franklin Thomas worked as an elephant tamer for the Van Amburgh Circus in…
Benjamin Franklin Thomas worked as an elephant tamer for the Van Amburgh Circus in…