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Title
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : the Dunbar Trio the world’s most famous aerialists
Creator
Strobridge Lithographing Company, printer
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1895
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 central group portrait of the aerialist troupe the Dunbar Trio with the female performer standing between the two male performers; images of the three performing on trapezes at upper right and lower left.
"Copyright 1895 by / The / Strobridge / Lith. Co. / Cincinnati & New York."--text, lower left. "[B. 7]"text, obscured printed number, top right of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 100.33 x 71.76 cm (39 1/2 x 28 1/4 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_ENT_000007
385919
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/1754
Language
English
Subject
Barnum and Bailey
Advertising--Circus
Aerialists--Pictorial works
Circus--United States
Circus performers--Pictorial works
Women circus performers--Pictorial works
Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Circus posters--1890-1900. (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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