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The Adam Forepaugh shows. Historic scenes and battles of the American Revolution : Washington's state carriage

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Title: The Adam Forepaugh shows. Historic scenes and battles of the American Revolution : Washington's state carriage
Creator: Strobridge Lithographing Company, printer
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1893
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 George Washington in a horse-drawn carriage with soldiers on horseback riding into the center of a tented circus arena with the audience in the background.
"4P-10"--text, top right corner of image. "Copyright, 1893 by the Strobridge Lith. Co."--text, bottom left of image. "The / Strobridge / Lith. Co. / Cin'ti & N.Y."--text, bottom right of image. "Exactly as shown in the grand inaugural procession with George Washington / on the way to be inaugurated first President of the United States."--text, continuation of title, bottom center. "1776"--text, top right of title.
Type: image
Extent: 1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 77.15 x 102.24 cm (30 3/8 x 40 1/4 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_ENT_000074
387771
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2014
Language: English
Subject: Great Forepaugh Show
Washington, George, 1732-1799--Pictorial works
United States--History--1783-1815--Pictorial works
Advertising--Circus
Circus--United States
Historical pageants--Pictorial works
Presidential inaugurations--Pictorial works
Historical
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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