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Title
Cristiani Bros. World’s Largest Circus : 4 high by the incomparable Cristiani troupe
Creator
Freeland, Forrest Dean, -1975, artist
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
Image of the Cristiani troupe, with one female acrobat diving in the air from the hands of a male acrobat standing on the shoulders of other performers; date sheet for an August 20-30, [1959], show in Los Angeles, California, pasted below image.
Probable date based on copyright date included in artist's signature. "FFreeland 58"--text, lower left. "© 58 F.D. Freeland"--text, lower right. "Los Angeles / Pan-Pacific Auditorium / Parking Lot - 7600 Beverly Blvd. / 11 Days Com. Thurs. / Aug. / 20 thru 30 / Twice Daily - Doors Open 1 & 7 P.M."--text, bottom date sheet. "Bill Posters / & Billers / Union Label / Registered / Cristiani Circus"--text, Union Label square logo stamped in blue ink at top right.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 80.65 x 35.56 cm (31 3/4 x 14 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_ENT_000164
387766
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2158
Language
English
Subject
Cristiani Bros. Circus
Acrobats--Pictorial works
Advertising--Circus
Circus--United States
Circus performers--Pictorial works
Cristiani Bros. Circus (1956-1960)
Lithographs--Color--1950-1975. (gmgpc)
Circus posters--1950-1960. (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_000100 ; priJLC_ENT_000101 ; priJLC_ENT_000103 ; priJLC_ENT_000159 ; priJLC_ENT_000160 ; priJLC_ENT_000161 ; priJLC_ENT_000162

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