Image of a collage of simultaneous circus performances consisting of performing horses, including one jumping through a ring of fire and one setting down numbered cards with his mouth, a clown, a black man riding a mule, and a man in a three-piece suit; date sheet for an April 27-28, show in Trenton, New Jersey, pasted below image. Probable date approximated by cataloger. Trenton / Auspices: / Rusling Hose Co. / Mon. / Apr. 27 / Tue. / Apr. 28 / Admission / Adults 60¢ / Children 30 ¢ / Tax included"--text, date sheet below image. "[Litho in U.S.A. Erie Litho. and Prtg. Co. No. 7166]"--text, bottom left margin, obscured by date sheet.
Type
image
Extent
1 photomechanical : color printed ; overall 123.83 x 71.44 cm (48 3/4 x 28 1/8 in.)
Hunt Bros. Circus Advertising--Circus African Americans--Pictorial works Circus--United States Circus animals--Pictorial works Clowns--Pictorial works Horses--Pictorial works Hunt's Three Ring Circus Lithographs--Color--1925-1950. (gmgpc) Circus posters--1920-1930. (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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