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Title
Martin Bros. Circus
Creator
Donaldson Litho. Co., printer
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
Image of a close-up head-and-shoulders portrait of a pointing clown.
Probable date based on printer and circus history; the Donaldson Lithographing Company operated until 1935; the Martin Bros. Circus toured in 1936. "Lithographed in U. S. A. by Donaldson Litho. Co., Newport, Ky. No 7034"--text, bottom right margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 photomechanical : color printed ; overall 80.96 x 59.06 cm (31 7/8 x 23 1/4 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_ENT_000170
387866
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2164
Language
English
Subject
Advertising--Circus
Circus--United States
Clowns--Pictorial works
Martin Bros. Circus (1936, 1951)
Lithographs--Color--1925-1950. (gmgpc)
Circus posters--1930-1940. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Entertainment
Large Size
Circus
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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