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The Circus Hall of Fame is housed in an old barn that was once used as winter quarters to store and repair circus wagons. But as locals prepare to celebrate its 100th anniversary in June, it’s the barn that now needs fixing.

A historic barn that once housed elephants and tigers from well-known circuses and now is home to the International Circus Hall of Fame museum is in need of emergency repairs.

A film shot in Indianapolis in 1902 that captures a menagerie of Ringling Bros. circus animals parading through the city’s downtown has landed a spot on the National Film Registry.