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Photo, Print, Drawing Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows.

About this Item

Title

  • Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows.

Summary

  • This colorful lithograph advertising the Ringling Bros. Circus was printed by the Strobridge Lithographing Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, and New York, a significant producer of circus posters. The poster depicts the immense size of a large American circus in the early part of the 20th century and is an example of the colorful, eye-catching advertisements commonly used by circuses to attract crowds. The texts at the bottom proclaim "A Magic Moving City of Tents, The Home of Many Marvels, Largest Show Ever Perfected. A Really Great World's Exposition," and, in larger green letters, "It's [sic] Daily Erection and Transportation An Example of Perfect Organization and System. One of the Wonders of the Modern World." Statements such as these reflect the degree to which the circus itself--its size, mobility, and organization--was as much an attraction to spectators as the scheduled performances.

Names

  • Strobridge Lithography Company Lithographer.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1913.

Headings

  • -  United States of America
  • -  1913
  • -  Advertising
  • -  Camels
  • -  Circus
  • -  Circus performers
  • -  Crowds
  • -  Elephants
  • -  Entertainers
  • -  Flags
  • -  Ringling Brothers
  • -  Spectators
  • -  Tents
  • -  Wagons

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 poster.
  • -  Original resource at: Circus World Museum.
  • -  Content in English.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021670646

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

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Chicago citation style:

Strobridge Lithography Company Lithographer. Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows. United States of America, 1913. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021670646/.

APA citation style:

Strobridge Lithography Company Lithographer. (1913) Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows. United States of America, 1913. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021670646/.

MLA citation style:

Strobridge Lithography Company Lithographer. Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021670646/>.