Image of a tiger leaping with teeth bared and claws outstretched; silhouettes of carnival fair tents or buildings lit up by lights visible at lower third of print; fireworks explode in the sky in the background. Probable date range supplied by cataloger; the zoo on Mission Road was named the California Zoological Gardens from circa 1932-1936. "A complete World's Fair! / 32 Acres of Beautiful Exhibit Buildings / Fun & Amusements / See the famous motion picture / Animal acts / Gen. Adm. 40c Open Daily from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. / Dancing Every Evening"--text, center of image. "Zoo. Gardens. / No. Mission Road at Lincoln Park"--text, bottom margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 107.95 x 75.88 cm (42 1/2 x 29 7/8 in.)
Exhibition buildings--Pictorial works Fairs--Pictorial works Fireworks--Pictorial works Lion--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1900-1925. (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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