Image of a female circus performer standing on an elephant’s leg; date sheet for a September 27-28, [1959], show in Tucson, Arizona, pasted below image. Probable date based on month and day in item text and circus history; the Cristiani Bros. Circus performed under that name from 1956 until 1961. "Tucson / Circus Ground / Sunday / Monday / Sept. / 27 /28"--text, bottom date sheet. "[Globe Poster Corp. Chicago, Ill. ?]"--text, bottom right margin, obscured by date sheet. "[Litho U.S.A]"--text, bottom left margin, obscured by date sheet.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 91.76 x 53.34 cm (36 1/8 x 21 in.)
Cristiani Bros. Circus Advertising--Circus Circus--United States Circus animals--Pictorial works Circus performers--Pictorial works Elephants--Pictorial works Women circus performers--Pictorial works Cristiani Bros. Circus (1956-1960) Lithographs--Color--1950-1975. (gmgpc) Circus posters--1950-1960. (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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