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Sells Brothers in perpetual union with S. H. Barrett's ... Billy Burke & brother

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Title: Sells Brothers in perpetual union with S. H. Barrett's ... Billy Burke & brother
Creator: Strobridge Lithographing Company, printer
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1885
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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 an advertisement for the Sells Brothers and Barrett circus featuring eight vignettes of Mr. Billy Burke and Brother performing as clowns.
Date supplied by cataloger based on circus history; S.H. Barrett's name was used in advertisements for the circus in 1889 and 1890. "The Strobridge Lith. Co. Cin. N.Y. & Lon."--text, bottom right of image. "The clowns' frolics, Exemplified by Mr. Billy Burke & his famous funny brother. Introducing new and immensely funny business, transformations, tricks songs and dialogues. - This feature of the united shows surpasses anything ever before seen with a circus."--text, bottom center margin.
Type: image
Extent: 1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 98.43 x 72.71 cm (38 3/4 x 28 5/8 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_ENT_004735
503171
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/5460
Language: English
Subject: Advertising--Circus
Circus animals--Pictorial works
Circus performers--Pictorial works
Clowns--Pictorial works
Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
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The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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