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Cristiani Bros. Circus : 3 ring : giant safari parading 12 noon on your streets

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Description: Image of a circus parade with costumed circus performers riding elephants, camels, and horses, with chariots and caged animal wagons containing lions and a leopard; date sheet for an August 20-30, [1959], show in Los Angeles, California, pasted below image.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: between 1956 and 1959
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000100
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

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Cristiani Bros. Circus : 3 ring : giant safari parading 12 noon on your streets

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