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Sells Brothers in Perpetual Union with S. H. Barrett’s Roman hippodrome three ring circus elevated stage 5 continent menagerie new monster shows : the children's dream of fairy-land

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Title: Sells Brothers in Perpetual Union with S. H. Barrett’s Roman hippodrome three ring circus elevated stage 5 continent menagerie new monster shows : the children's dream of fairy-land
Creator: Strobridge Lithographing Company, printer
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1884
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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 elevated view of a circus parade with horse-drawn circus wagons carrying gold statues of nursery-rhyme characters surrounded by spectators, and a circus tent in the background.
Probable date based on circus history; S.H. Barrett's name was used in advertisements for the circus in 1889 and 1890. "S-9"--text, top right. "The / Strobridge / Lith Co / Cin - NY - Lon"--text, bottom left corner."The / Strobridge / Lith Co / Cin - NY - Lon"--text, bottom left corner of image. "Organized / 1872."--text, upper left of image. "Organized / 1880."--text, upper right of image. "Sells Brothers and Barrett"--text, circular logo within title text, top center. "A delightful integral episode of the beautiful / spectacular procession of Sells Bros.' & Barrett's shows. / Introducing beautiful & appropriate chariots with living & laughable personations of Mother Goose, / The Old Woman, who lived in a shoe, Little Red Riding Hood, Santa Claus, Blue Beard, Cinderella & Robinson Crusoe."--text, continuation of title, bottom of image, centered.
Type: image
Extent: 1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 101.6 x 76.2 cm (40 x 30 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_ENT_000139
387704
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2123
Language: English
Subject: Sells Bros. Circus
Advertising--Circus
Circus--United States
Circus parades--Pictorial works
Nursery rhymes--Pictorial works
S.H. Barrett's New Monster Shows
Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Circus posters--1880-1890. (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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