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Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey : the world's biggest menagerie

Description: Image of a large circus tent with spectators viewing a menagerie of zoo animals in caged circus wagons and behind fences in a central arena; caged animals include seals, lions, tigers, polar bears, monkeys, and a tapir; the fenced animals include giraffes, elephants, a rhinoceros, hippopotamuses, gorillas, ostriches, antelope, bison, zebras, deer, and camels; center cage is labeled "Mr. and Mrs. Gargantua the Great"'; "The Greatest Show on Earth" globe logo at bottom right.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1944
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Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)

The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : interior view of the great double menageries

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Image of spectators in a large tent viewing zoo animals, with animals including rhinoceroses, lions, hippopotamuses, polar bears, giraffes, and seals in caged circus wagons, and animals including cows, including one cow with a third eye and miniature zebu cows with humps, oxen, zebras, horses, llamas, deer, camels, and elephants in a center roped area.

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Al G. Kelly and Miller Bros. 2nd largest circus : largest, most varied and valuable collection of rare animals

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Image of a circus menagerie with spectators viewing animals in caged circus wagons and fenced-in areas; animals include giraffes, a hippopotamus in a cage labeled "World's largest and only trained hippopotamus," a rhinoceros, zebras, lions, tigers, pears, polar bears, elephants, and camels; date sheet for a Tuesday, July 30, [1946], show in Lorain, Ohio, pasted below image.

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Cole Bros. Circus : largest menagerie on Earth

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Image of a circus menagerie with spectators viewing fenced and caged zoo animals including elephants, hippopotamus, polar bears, ostriches, seals, and zebras; "World Toured" globe logo at bottom right corner; "Cole Bros. Circus" panel pasted over another name printed on poster, presumably the Robbin Bros. Circus; date sheet for a June 18, [1936], show promoting "Ken Maynard's Wild West" in New London, Connecticut, pasted below image.

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Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey : World's biggest menagerie

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Image of rhinoceros charging through open grasslands; "The Greatest Show on Earth" globe logo at lower left.

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Carson & Barnes Big 3 Ring Circus : 'Under the Big Top'

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Image of a circus menagerie with spectators viewing fenced and caged animals including elephants, hippopotamus, polar bears, ostriches, seals, and zebras; with text advertising an April 22, [1966], show in Hemet, California.

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Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows : world's biggest menagerie

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Image of a hippopotamus in a lake with mouth agape, and a rhinoceros just behind in grasslands; "The Greatest Show on Earth" globe logo at lower left.

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Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey : the world's biggest menagerie

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