In the early decades of the 20th century, traveling circuses were a thrilling and welcome sight in the small town of Strabane, Northern Ireland. Four circuses in particular visited from 1910 to 1911: Scott's Circus, Hanneford's Canadian Circus, Duffy's Circus and Buff Bill's American Circus.
Though the dim lighting inside the big top tent prevented images from being made of the acts in progress, local photographer H.F. Cooper was able to take pictures of the clowns, acrobats and animals outdoors, as they rehearsed their acts and mingled with the excited townsfolk.
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