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Title: Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey : the world's biggest menagerie
Creator: Bailey, Bill, artist
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows, publisher
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1944
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Image of a large circus tent with spectators viewing a menagerie of zoo animals in caged circus wagons and behind fences in a central arena; caged animals include seals, lions, tigers, polar bears, monkeys, and a tapir; the fenced animals include giraffes, elephants, a rhinoceros, hippopotamuses, gorillas, ostriches, antelope, bison, zebras, deer, and camels; center cage is labeled "Mr. and Mrs. Gargantua the Great"'; "The Greatest Show on Earth" globe logo at bottom right.
"Bill Bailey"--text, artist's signature, bottom left corner of image. "Copyright 1944 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows Inc."--text, bottom left margin. "Litho. in U.S.A."--text, bottom right margin.
Type: image
Extent: 1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 63.82 x 108.59 cm (25 1/8 x 42 3/4 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_ENT_000051
385962
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2030
Language: English
Subject: Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows
Advertising--Circus
Circus--United States
Circus animals--Pictorial works
Menageries--Pictorial works
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1919- )
Lithographs--Color--1925-1950. (gmgpc)
Circus posters--1940-1950. (gmgpc)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
Entertainment
Large Size
Circus
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
Relation: priJLC_ENT_000026 ; priJLC_ENT_000070

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