Visual Materials
Ringling Bros stupendous spectacle Solomon and the queen of Sheba : Solomon receiving Balkis the queen of Sheba
You might also be interested in
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : Imre Kiralfy’s Columbus and the discovery of America
Visual Materials
Image of an outdoor scene with explorer Christopher Columbus presenting Native Americans before the throne of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella in Barcelona, Spain, with servants, soldiers, onlookers, and buildings in background.
priJLC_ENT_000009
Columbus at the court of Barcelona
Visual Materials
Image of Christopher Columbus presenting treasures, goods, and Native American Indians to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain in a richly appointed throne room surrounded by courtiers and onlookers; print produced for the World's Fair Columbian Exhibition.
priJLC_PRG_002090
Kiralfy Bros
Visual Materials
Image of a parade of male and female soldiers led by two boys playing musical instruments in a procession through a medieval European town square festooned with floral garlands and thrown flowers past a royal court with a king and queen sitting on their throne on a platform in the background; the performers wear historical costumes including suits of armor, and helmets, including some furry lion or cat helmets, and they carry shields and swords, and banners and flags.
priJLC_ENT_000319
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus : the incomparable Alfred Court master trainer
Visual Materials
Image of animal trainer Alfred Court holding a leopard around his neck and surrounded by polar bears, lions, and a bear standing on their hind legs; date sheet for a July 25, [1941], show in Saginaw, Michigan, pasted below image.
priJLC_ENT_000031
Ringling Bros : Miss May Wirth somersaulting queen of the arena
Visual Materials
Image of Australian acrobat and equestrian May Wirth sitting on a horse in a tented circus arena, with a whiteface clown standing beside her, and a female acrobat somersaulting between two horses in a ring in the background with a standing male animal trainer nearby.
priJLC_ENT_000055
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey
Visual Materials
Image of a smiling whiteface clown tipping his hat; "The Greatest Show on Earth" globe logo at middle right; date sheet for a May 20, [1945], show at Madison Square Garden in New York City, pasted below image.
priJLC_ENT_000071