The Barnum Bailey greatest show on Earth | Collections | The Huntington

The Barnum Bailey greatest show on Earth | Collections | The Huntington

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Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth
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Image of two vignettes with head-and-shoulder portraits of circus owners P.T. Barnum, at upper right, and J. A. Bailey, at lower left.
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The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : Déry the most intricate and difficult balancing act in the world. : the 3 Lienerts sensational act the promenade on the horizontal mirror. : The 3 Arleys marvelous act performing the feats exactly as shown in the picture
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Image of three different acrobatic acts being performed before spectators under a circus tent: two male acrobats balancing on a stack of tables, three female circus performers standing upside down on a mirror suspended from the ceiling, and six male acrobats performing balancing acts with poles; small vignettes of head-and-shoulder portraits of P.T. Barnum and J.A. Bailey in upper left corner.
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Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : Winston's remarkable riding, juggling aerobatic seals most wonderful trained animal feature of the age
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Image of a collage of three images of a costumed male animal trainer in a circus ring with seals consisting of an image of four seals balancing balls while two of the seals ride on the backs of horses and one sits in a horse-drawn carriage, at right; an image of the trainer watching one seal complete a flip in a stop-motion-like view, at upper left; and an image of the trainer watching one seal balance a lamp on its nose while sitting on a ball while another seal balances a cross-shaped item on its nose, at lower left; small vignettes of head-and-shoulder portraits of P.T. Barnum and J.A. Bailey in upper left corner.
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Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : 1000 skits by 50 original clowns
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Image of a whiteface clown sitting with arms and legs spread, holding a hat; small vignette portraits of P.T. Barnum and J. A. Bailey at upper left.
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P.T. Barnum’s greatest show on Earth, & the Great London Circus combined with : Sanger's Royal British Menagerie & Grand International Allied Shows
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Image of nine rearing horses flanking a ringmaster; with small portraits of P.T Barnum, J.A. Bailey and J.L. Hutchinson in a panel at left; date sheet for a July 4, [1882], show in Concord, New Hampshire, pasted below image.
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Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : only trained giant living hippopotamuses
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Image of a collage of three images of a hippopotamus with a costumed male animal trainer exhibited before circus spectators; portraits of P.T. Barnum and J. A. Bailey at left.
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