Image of an advertisement for the Purdy Welch & Company Grand Mammoth Zoological Exhibition in the Troy Daily Whig newspaper of September 11, 1834, [page 4] featuring depictions of many wild animals, including pelicans, a zebra, jaguar, camel, gnu, and elephant; keepers are pictured inside cages with lions and hyenas with the caption, "The keeper will enter the cages with the Lions and Hyenas, at three o'clock. P.M." at bottom left; musicians of the Washington Military Band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pictured at bottom right. "Troy, N.Y., Thursday Evening, September 11, 1834."--text, top center, [page 1].
Type
image
Extent
1 wood engraving : uncolored ; overall 36.2 x 46.51 cm (14 1/4 x 18 5/16 in.)
Animals--Pictorial works Bands (Music)--Pictorial works Exhibitions Relief prints--1825-1850. (gmgpc) Newspapers. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Fairs & Expositions Large Size General Fairs and Expositions The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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