Image of horses crowded into a central ring performing before spectators in a tented circus arena, with a clown and a rodeo horse in a side ring; with an upper left vignette of performing horses and an upper right vignette of statutes of famous military equestrians captioned "Joan of Arc," Battle for the Square," and "Washington." "Copyright 1903 by / The / Strobridge / Litho Co. / Cincinnati & New York"--text, lower right of image. "1903 B. No.7"--text upper right margin. "A complete horse show of the most beautiful, best trained and sagacious equines ever exhibited. / An ideal production of entirely new feats, tricks, statuesque acts and performances / The world's largest, grandest, best, amusement institution."--text, continuation of title, bottom caption.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 76.84 x 100.97 cm (30 1/4 x 39 3/4 in.)
Barnum and Bailey Advertising--Circus Circus--United States Circus animals--Pictorial works Clowns--Pictorial works Horsemen and horsewomen--Pictorial works Horses--Pictorial works Statues--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1900-1925. (gmgpc) Circus posters--1900-1910. (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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