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Title
Al. G. Barnes trained wild animal circus : four big steel arenas in which are presented marvel acts by ferocious jungle animals
Date Created and/or Issued
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Prints and Ephemera
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 eye-level view of eight lions performing in an outdoor caged arena with two lion tamers.
Probable date based on reference to poster in Fox, Charles. American Circus Posters, 1978, as "poster of the 1920s." "Litho. in U.[S.A.]"--text, bottom left margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 71.76 x 104.14 cm (28 1/4 x 41 in.)
Identifier
priHHC_ENT_0000001
387792
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p9539coll1/id/24177
Subject
Al G. Barnes Wild Animal Circus
Advertising--Circus
Animal trainers--Pictorial works
Circus--United States
Circus animals--Pictorial works
Lion--Pictorial works
Lithographs--Color--1900-1925. (gmgpc)
Circus posters--1920-1930. (gmgpc)
Source
Huntington Prints and Ephemera Collection
Entertainment
Circus
Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library

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