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Title
1869 Circus
Creator
Biggerstaff, Bill, artist
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1969
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 smiling whiteface clown, a female equestrian on a horse, a female tightrope walker on a high wire, and an animal trainer with an elephant.
Probable date approximated by cataloger. "Bill Biggerstaff"--text, bottom left of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 photomechanical : color printed ; overall 71.12 x 55.88 cm (28 x 22 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_ENT_000148
387773
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2144
Language
English
Subject
1869 Circus
Advertising--Circus
Circus--United States
Circus performers--Pictorial works
Clowns--Pictorial works
Elephants--Pictorial works
Horsemen and horsewomen--Pictorial works
Lithographs--Color--1950-1975. (gmgpc)
Circus posters--1960-1970. (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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