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Cole Bros. Circus : Jumbo the 2nd : only African Elephant exhibited with any American circus

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Title: Cole Bros. Circus : Jumbo the 2nd : only African Elephant exhibited with any American circus
Creator: Erie Litho. & Ptg. 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: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Image of an elephant in chains; small vignettes of head-and-shoulder portraits of Cole Bros. owners Jess Adkins and Zack Terrell in upper left corner.
Probable date based on circus history; the elephant Jumbo the Second joined the show in 1935 and died in 1936. "Litho. in U.S.A."--text, bottom left margin. "Erie Litho. & Ptg. Co. Erie, Pa. 14619"--text, bottom right margin.
Type: image
Extent: 1 photomechanical : color printed ; overall 106.68 x 71.76 cm (42 x 28 1/4 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_ENT_000097
387749
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2094
Language: English
Subject: Cole Bros. Circus
Adkins, Jess H., 1886-1940--Portraits
Terrell, Zack, 1879-1954--Portraits
Advertising--Circus
Circus--United States
Circus animals--Pictorial works
Circus owners--Pictorial works
Elephants--Pictorial works
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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