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Hagenbeck-Wallace circus poster
- Title
- Hagenbeck-Wallace circus poster [graphic]
- Publication
- Erie [Penn.] : Erie Litho., [between 1907 and 1929]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Still image | Supervised use | MWEZ+++ n.c. 19777.07 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Erie Lithographing Co. ltg
- Description
- 1 poster : col.; 71 x 52 cm.
- Summary
- Depicts an aerialist, presumably Bombayo, in mid-somersault, and a row of circus animals and performers, including four elephants with female dancers and male riders atop them, and light- and dark-skinned performers dressed in north African or Indian clothing.
- Donor/Sponsor
- National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
- Series Statement
- Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Circus posters.
- Note
- "Bombayo, the man from India, in the most astounding midair somersaulting exploits ever witnessed"--Bottom of poster.
- Poster advertisement for the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, featuring the aerialist Bombayo.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.
- Biography (note)
- The Carl Hagenbeck Circus, owned by John H. Havlin and Frank R. Tate, and the Great Wallace Circus, owned by Benjamin Wallace, John O. Talbott, and Jeremiah "Jerry" Mugivan, were combined as the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus in 1907. It traveled, primarily in the midwestern United States, by rail, on 45 cars. Wallace operated the circus until 1913 when it was sold to Edward Ballard. Mugivan and Bert Bowers later took over the circus and ran it from 1919-1929. It afterwards became a Ringling Bros. subsidiary and last toured in 1938.
- Call Number
- MWEZ+++ n.c. 19777.07
- OCLC
- NYPG98-F981
- Title
- Hagenbeck-Wallace circus poster [graphic]
- Imprint
- Erie [Penn.] : Erie Litho., [between 1907 and 1929]
- Series
- Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
- Additional Formats
- Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.
- Biography
- The Carl Hagenbeck Circus, owned by John H. Havlin and Frank R. Tate, and the Great Wallace Circus, owned by Benjamin Wallace, John O. Talbott, and Jeremiah "Jerry" Mugivan, were combined as the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus in 1907. It traveled, primarily in the midwestern United States, by rail, on 45 cars. Wallace operated the circus until 1913 when it was sold to Edward Ballard. Mugivan and Bert Bowers later took over the circus and ran it from 1919-1929. It afterwards became a Ringling Bros. subsidiary and last toured in 1938.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
- Posters & lobby cards
- Local Subject
- Bombayo, aerialist.
- Added Author
- Erie Lithographing Co. Lithographer
- Publisher No.
- Erie Litho. & Ptg. Co., Erie, Pa 14217
- Research Call Number
- MWEZ+++ n.c. 19777.07