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Title
Carson & Barnes Big 3 Ring Circus : ' under the big top
Creator
Acme Show Print (Firm), printer
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
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 two female circus performers and a clown atop a horse with text advertising an April 22, [1966], show in Hemet, California.
Probable date based on month and day provided in item text and performer history; Kirby Grant was featured in the Carson & Barnes Circus from 1965 to 1969. "Hemet / Hemet-San Jacinto Jaycees / Fairgrounds / Fri. April / 22 / 6 and 8 P.M."--text, date sheet at right. "'Sky King' in Person / (Kirby Grant) / CBS Television Star"--text, bottom margin. "Acme / Show Print / Hugo, Oklahoma"--text, bottom left margin. "Printed in U.S.A."--text, bottom left margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 photomechanical : color printed ; overall 53.34 x 71.44 cm (21 x 28 1/8 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_ENT_000151
387751
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2146
Language
English
Subject
Carson & Barnes Circus
Advertising--Circus
Circus--United States
Circus performers--Pictorial works
Clowns--Pictorial works
Horsemen and horsewomen--Pictorial works
Women circus performers--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
Relation
priJLC_ENT_000152

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