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Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth circus poster
- Title
- Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth circus poster [graphic]
- Publication
- Cincinnati [Ohio] : Strobridge Litho Co., c1915.
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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. 19777.01 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Strobridge & Co. Lith. ltg
- Description
- 1 poster : col.; 50 x 75 cm.
- Summary
- Illustrated poster for the Barnum & Bailey circus, showing Amy Dupont surrounded by trained elephants.
- 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
- "Miss Amy Dupont, first and only lady elephant trainer, and her marvelous war elephants"--Bottom of poster.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.
- Biography (note)
- In 1881 James E. Cooper sold his interest in the Cooper and Bailey circus to his partner James E. Bailey who then combined shows with P. T. Barnum. Bailey became controlling partner in 1888 when the show was renamed Barnum and Bailey. Sold to Ringling Brothers in 1907, it operated as a separate show through 1919 when the two were combined to form Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows.
- Call Number
- MWEZ+++ n.c. 19777.01
- OCLC
- NYPG98-F774
- Title
- Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth circus poster [graphic]
- Imprint
- Cincinnati [Ohio] : Strobridge Litho Co., c1915.
- Series
- Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
- Additional Formats
- Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.
- Biography
- In 1881 James E. Cooper sold his interest in the Cooper and Bailey circus to his partner James E. Bailey who then combined shows with P. T. Barnum. Bailey became controlling partner in 1888 when the show was renamed Barnum and Bailey. Sold to Ringling Brothers in 1907, it operated as a separate show through 1919 when the two were combined to form Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
- Posters & lobby cards
- Added Author
- Strobridge & Co. Lith. Lithographer
- Publisher No.
- 16-B-236
- Research Call Number
- MWEZ+++ n.c. 19777.01