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Title
Museum of living wonders freaks curiosities and oddities : made famous by Robt. L. Ripley in newspaper cartoons
Creator
Ripley, Robert L. (Robert LeRoy), 1890-1949, artist
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
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 giant cowboy and two little people (or dwarfs).
Probable date approximated by cataloger based on general show history of company. "Come Early For Bargain Prices"--text, bottom of image, centered.
Type
image
Extent
1 screen : color printed ; overall 105.41 x 67.63 cm (41 1/2 x 26 5/8 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_ENT_000128
387700
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2118
Language
English
Subject
Ripley’s believe it or not! (Ripley Entertainment Inc.)
Advertising--Circus
Circus--United States
Curiosities and wonders--Pictorial works
Dwarfs--Pictorial works
Giants--Pictorial works
Lithographs--Color--1925-1950. (gmgpc)
Circus posters--1930-1940. (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_001317 ; priJLC_ENT_001319

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