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Title
Carson and Barnes wild animal circus : a truly big show
Creator
Acme Show Print (Firm), printer
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1965
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
Image of a tiger riding on the back of an elephant before a cage wall in the right half of the poster; the left half of the poster contains text advertising an April 22, [1966], show in Hemet, California.
"Copyright 1965, Acme Show Print, Hugo, Okla."--text, bottom left margin. "Acme / Show Print / Hugo, Oklahoma"--text, logo at lower left. "Printed in U.S.A."--text, bottom left margin. "'Under the big top' / Hemet / Fairgrounds / Hemet-San Jacinto Jaycees / Fri. April / 22 / "Sky King" in person (Kirby Grant) / CBS Television Star"--text, left half of poster.
Type
image
Extent
1 photomechanical : color printed ; overall 71.44 x 106.68 cm (28 1/8 x 42 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_ENT_000087
387744
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2058
Language
English
Subject
Carson & Barnes Circus
Advertising--Circus
Circus--United States
Circus animals--Pictorial works
Elephants--Pictorial works
Tiger--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_000084

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