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BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW
BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. A GROTESQUE G...Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. A Grotesque Group of 40 Mad-Cap Merry-Makers & Frisky Fools. Cincinnati: Strobridge Litho, 1903. Color lithograph mounted and varnished on board. 36 x 28". Borders trimmed, crude over-coloring and repairs across image. Poor.
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BARNUM AND BAILEY CIRCUS AND
BARNUM AND BAILEY CIRCUS AND SIDESHOW.Barnum and Bailey Circus and Sideshow. Circa 1915. Small sepia-toned panoramic photograph of the Barnum and Bailey Circus and the crowd of people waiting for entrance to the "big show" while the sideshow and its banners appear to the right. 12 x 3_" Creases on the left side, light chipping on margins, and some fading.
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BARNUM AND BAILEY THE GREATEST SHOW
BARNUM AND BAILEY THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH.Barnum and Bailey The Greatest Show on Earth. Buffalo: The Courier Co., ca. 1901. With many illustrations used in their posters from the time period. 7 x 42". Creased with short marginal tears, some tape-repaired.
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BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW
BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH.Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. N.p. ca. 1912. Broadside for the Barnum and Bailey Circus while it was under the management of the Ringling Brothers for the B. & O. R. R. Excursion shows. 10 _ x 28". Mounted on paper with the bottom half detached, tears in the middle affecting images and text, heavily chipped edges with losses, creases, soiling.
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BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW
BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH.Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. Central Printing and Engraving Co., ca. 1910s. Broadside advertising "Aladdin and his wonderful lamp, the only Chinese pageant ever produced in America." 10 _ x 28". Marginal chipping and tears, creased, one tear with inexpertly repaired losses affecting images and text.
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RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM &
RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY COMBINED SHOWS. T...Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows. Tent Scene. Cleveland: H.A. Kramp, 1920. Panoramic sepia-toned photograph showing the full circus area including train cars and at least seven different tents. 35 x 9 _" inclusive of mount. Photograph torn through the middle and inexpertly repaired, some chipping to the edges with losses particularly in the bottom left corner, light soiling and creasing. Fair.
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BARNUM & BAILEY GREATEST SHOW ON
BARNUM & BAILEY GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. PARADE SECTION ...Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. Parade Section 10. Arabian Nights' Tales and Nursery Rhymes. Cincinnati: Strobridge Litho., ca. 1900. Parade going through a central square with nine different wagons labeled with their acts. One sheet (40 x 30"). Linen backed. Old central fold, some light marginal spotting and small chips. Good.
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BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW
BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. PARADE SECTIO...Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. Parade Section 12. Delightful Illustrations of Childrens Fairy Tales. Cincinnati: Strobridge Litho, ca. 1900. One sheet (38 _ x 30"). Linen mounted. Light chipping at margins not affecting image, old folds.
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CURIOSITIES, FREAKS, AND THEIR
CURIOSITIES, FREAKS, AND THEIR MANAGERS. BARNUM AND BAI...Curiosities, Freaks, and their Managers. Barnum and Bailey Sideshow. London: Hunt, 1898. Cast photograph of the Barnum and Bailey Sideshow, including Lionel the Lion-Faced Man, Laloo the Hindu, plus a tattooed lady, a bearded woman, a fat woman, man without legs, giant man and woman, a pin head, and others. Against an exotic set backdrop reminiscent of an Egyptian or Mediterranean scene. 12 x 10". On photographer's mount. Two stains affecting image, two tape tear-marks affecting surface of board, most of the gold edging intact. Good.
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BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW
BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. PARADE SECTIO...Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. Parade Section 8. Racing and Zoological Division of the New Million Dollar Free Street Parade. Cincinnati: Strobridge Litho, ca. 1900. One sheet (40 x 30"). Linen mounted. Center crease with marginal chipping.
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RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM &
RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY COMBINED CIRCUS.Kelty, Edward (American, 1888 Ð 1967). Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus. Madison Square Garden. New York: Century, 1931. Stunning photograph at Madison Square Garden with nearly the full audience and members of the three-ring circus staring back at the photographer. A network of trapezes, tightropes, and supports crisscrosses the composition filled with at least sixteen elephants, camels, and all manner of performers. 20 _ x 12". Chipping at edges with losses at the bottom right; tears, a few partially repaired with tape; and other scuffs and abrasions. Fair.
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RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM &
RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY COMBINED CIRCUS. ...Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus. The Greatest Show on Earth. N.p., ca. 1930. Color lithograph of a clown's head, heralding the circus. Mounted to board in a wooden frame. Borders trimmed and repainted in blue. 26 x 38". Fair.
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BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS
BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS BAND.Glasier, F.W. Barnum & Bailey Circus Band. Boston, 1910. Sepia-toned photograph of the Barnum & Bailey Circus Band and their conductor, Frederick A. Jewell. Mounted to board with some staining and chips. 22 x 14" inclusive of mount. Some light scratches across image, light yellow paint splatters on the upper corners, and light soiling. Fair.
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BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW
BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. CHARIOTEERS R...Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. Charioteers Race. Cincinnati: Strobridge Litho, ca. 1896. French poster depicting a chariot race. One sheet (41 x 32 _"). Linen backed. Repaired tear at bottom margin, repaired marginal chipping, some pencil marks.
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RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM &
RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY COMBINED SHOWS. C...Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows. Circus Entrance. Tulsa: The Howards, 1928. Sepia-toned large format photograph with a view of a small crowd at the circus entrance. 20 _ x 12" inclusive of mount. Creased on the left side, chipping on margins with small losses to image, and some scraping on the left corners. Fair.
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BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW
BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. PARADE SECTIO...Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. Parade Section 5. A Few of the Many Richly Carved Huge Golden Chariots, and Fairy Land Tableux. Cincinnati: Strobridge Litho, ca. 1900. Featuring a float with Presidents Lincoln, Washington, and Theodore Roosevelt, among others. One sheet (40 x 30"). Linen mounted. Small marginal chips and light soiling.
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BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW
BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. PARADE SECTIO...Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. Parade Section 3. The New Million Dollar Grand Street Pageant. Cincinnati: Strobridge Litho, ca. 1903. One sheet (39 x 30"). Linen mounted.Chipping on bottom margin, central crease, and light soiling.
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BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW
BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. PARADE SECTIO...Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. Parade Section 6. The New Million Dollar Free Street Parade. Cincinnati: Strobridge Litho, ca. 1900. One sheet (40 x 30"). Linen mounted.Central fold, repaired marginal chipping and tears.
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TWO BARNUM AND BAILEY
TWO BARNUM AND BAILEY BROADSIDES.Two Barnum and Bailey Broadsides. Including a broadside used in Marysville for the 1910 season with illustrations for acrobats and large cats, as well as a broadside from 1893 advertising Kiralfy's "Columbus and the Discovery of America." 10 _ x 28". Both with chipped margins and tape-repaired tears, one with plastic covering one side.
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RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM &
RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY. THE GREATEST SHO...Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey. The Greatest Show on Earth. N.p., ca. 1944. Four giraffes in a savannah setting, designed by Bill Bailey. One sheet (28 x 42"). Creased with chipping in margins, some affecting image. Fair
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RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM &
RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY COMBINED CIRCUS.Kelty, Edward (American, 1888 Ð 1967). Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus. Madison Square Garden. New York: Century, 1929. Depicting the full cast of the Combined Shows, including some sideshow members, as individual portraits printed together in the manner of a class photo. 20 x 12". Edges and corners torn with losses to image, one tear through the image inexpertly repaired with tape, toning, and light scrapes at the top margin. Fair.
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RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM &
RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY COMBINED CIRCUS. ...Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus. Trumpeter Poster. N.p., ca. 1935. A herald trumpeting the news of the circus's arrival. One sheet (29 x 43"). Linen backed. Marginal chipping, with losses to bottom left and top right corners and damage along the bottom edge of image. Fair
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RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM &
RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY GREATEST SHOW ON ...[Circus] Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. Circa 1940s. Two-color broadside heralding the circus's arrival in Rockford, Ill. Blue metal frame. 21 x 28". Folds, light creasing.
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CIRCUS AND MENAGERIE
CIRCUS AND MENAGERIE BARNUM-LONDON SHOW!Circus and Menagerie Barnum-London Show! New York, ca. 1881. A two-sided advertisement for Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth and the Great London Circus, the International Allied Shows. Mentions the showing of twenty elephants, the Chinese Giant "Chang," and Tom Thumb. 12 x 5". Large chip with losses at the top of the piece, affecting text. Small chips and two tears, mostly marginal, one tear affecting image. Good.
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RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM &
RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS. THE GREAT...Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The Greatest Show on Earth. Circa 1949. Color lithograph portraying a seated clown holding an umbrella. Date strip applied at bottom for Sheboygan Polar Ware Show Grounds. 42 x 36" overall. Minor wear at edges. Good.
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RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM &
RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY COMBINED CIRCUS. ...Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus. Charioteers. Illinois Lithography Co., 1935. Vibrant color lithograph. One sheet (27 x 41"). Trimmed with margin replaced, folded at middle. Fair
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CIRCUS POSTERCIRCUS POSTER: "Barnum
CIRCUS POSTERCIRCUS POSTER: "Barnum and Bailey, Greatest Show on Earth, Exclusive Rare Zoological Features," giraffes. Used for display at the Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon. Image measures 31" x 22.25". In a wood frame; 39.25" x 30.5" overall.
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RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM &
RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY SHOWS. TOURNAMENT...Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Shows. Tournament Scene. Detroit: Craft, 1922. Black and white panoramic photograph of the circus cast in costume outside the tents, with houses in the background. 40 _ x 8". Multiple vertical creases, two marginal tears from the top, torn upper right corner not affecting image, some light soiling, and one tear from right edge. Fair.
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RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM &
RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY COMBINED CIRCUS. ...Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus. Elephant and Stuntwoman. Erie: Erie Litho, ca. 1930. Depicting a woman being held by an elephant's trunk. One sheet (28 x 41"). Linen backed. Repaired marginal chipping, tears, and creases lightly affecting image, with small losses to margins. Fair
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RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM &
RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY. GROUP OF FOUR CI...Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey. Group of Four Circus Posters. Circa 1930s Ð 40s. Color lithographs for the "Greatest Show on Earth" that portray a clown riding an elephant's trunk; circus animals; and a band wagon under the direction of Merle Evans. One sheets (each approx. 27 x 41"). Generally good condition with some marginal tears and losses.
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RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM &
RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY COMBINED SHOWS. BRIN...Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows. Bring ÔEm Back Alive. Frank Buck. Cincinnati: Strobridge Litho, ca. 1938. One sheet poster with date banner attached. Buck was a "scientist" who obtained a special dispensation exempting him from having to join the union in order to introduce "Gargantua," the great gorilla. 41 x 27". Vibrant colors. Very good condition but for a few marginal faults.
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BARNUM AND BAILEY TEXAS AND PACIFIC
BARNUM AND BAILEY TEXAS AND PACIFIC EXCURSIONS.Barnum and Bailey Texas and Pacific Excursions. Central Printing and Engraving Co., ca. 1916. Broadside for the Barnum and Bailey Circus, used for shows featuring Pallenberg's Wonder Bears, "the only skating bears in the world." 10 _ x 28". Tape marks, some marginal chipping with small loss, black pencil marks, creased with resulting tears, covered in plastic.
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RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM &
RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY IN CHICAGO.Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey in Chicago. N.p., ca. 1945. Advertisement for the combined shows south of Soldier Field in Chicago. 28 x 25". Folds, marginal tears and chipping, some repaired. Good.
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RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM &
RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY COMBINED CIRCUS.Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus. Erie: Erie Litho, ca. 1930. Train cars stretching into the distance, captioned, "100 double length steel railroad cars crammed and jammed with wonders from all corners of the earth." One sheet (39 x 26"). Mounted. Creased, damage to the bottom edge of image, chipped edges not affecting image, repaired tears. Good.
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RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM &
RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS. TENT AND ...Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Tent and Lot Scene. Oklahoma City: Ginter, 1953. Black and white panoramic photograph. 28 _ x 8". Very good with a few small creases and one small margin tear.
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RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM &
RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY. THE HUMAN PROJEC...Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey. The Human Projectile Hugo Zacchini. N.p., ca. 1930. Color lithograph depicts a crowd gathered in awe of the performer shot into mid-air from a cannon attended by men in uniform. 28 x 21". Worn in margins, central fold tape-repaired on verso. Good.