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Christy Bros. 5 ring wild animal show circus poster
- Title
- Christy Bros. 5 ring wild animal show circus poster [graphic]
- Publication
- Chicago : Riverside Print Co., [between 1919 and 1930]
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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. 19777.03 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Riverside Print Co. ltg
- Description
- 1 poster : col.; 71 x 107 cm., on identically-sized linen backing.
- Summary
- Depicts a large crowd of people walking through rows of cages and pens holding many species of animals in various sizes, including a row of elephants on the right edge, and a rhinoceros and two hippopotamuses, drawn oversized.
- Donor/Sponsor
- National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
- Series Statement
- Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Circus posters.
- Note
- Illustrated poster for the Christy Brothers traveling circus and wild animal show.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.
- Biography (note)
- The Christy Brothers Circus began in 1910 as Christy's Big Hippodrome Shows but changed to a circus format in 1914. It changed in 1919 to a railroad-car traveling circus, but was devastated by the Great Depression, finally ceasing operations in July, 1930.
- Call Number
- MWEZ+++ n.c. 19777.03
- OCLC
- NYPG98-F810
- Title
- Christy Bros. 5 ring wild animal show circus poster [graphic]
- Imprint
- Chicago : Riverside Print Co., [between 1919 and 1930]
- 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 Christy Brothers Circus began in 1910 as Christy's Big Hippodrome Shows but changed to a circus format in 1914. It changed in 1919 to a railroad-car traveling circus, but was devastated by the Great Depression, finally ceasing operations in July, 1930.
- Local Note
- Edges frayed; several large tears.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
- Posters & lobby cards
- Added Author
- Riverside Print Co. Lithographer
- Publisher No.
- 3370 Riverside
- Research Call Number
- MWEZ+++ n.c. 19777.03