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Kay Bros. Circus and trained wild animals

Description: Image of a collage of images of performing elephants balancing on balls, playing musical instruments, lying on top of an animal trainer, and other tricks.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 193-
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000120
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.
Associated people: Bailey, Bill. (1887-1961.); Biggerstaff, Bill. (-1975.)

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