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RBBB HARTFORD FIRE NEWSPAPER: LOS ANGELES TIMES NEWSPAPER COVERING THE TRAGIC FIRE THAT OCCURRED ON JULY 6, 1944, IN HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT DURING THE RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS. AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT, 135 WERE REPORTE

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RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS POSTER: AUTHENTIC, ORIGINAL, ONE SHEET WITH DATE TAIL, MCCANDLISH LITHO, 1944. A RARE EXAMPLE OF A POSTED BUT NOT PLAYED DATED TAIL. RINGLING BROS. BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS WAS IN HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT ON JULY

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CIRCUS WINDOW CARD - RINGLING BROS. BARNUM & BAILEY: ROBERT SABIA COLLECTION. TOOKER LITHO, 1933. RINGLING BROS. BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS WINDOW CARD, PRESENTING THE GIRAFFE-NECK WOMEN FROM BURMA. HARTFORD DATE, JUNE 13, 1933. CENTER FOLD AND MARGINAL WEA

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RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS POSTER: HALF SHEET WITH DATE TAIL, 1945. TAIL HIGHLIGHTS "UNDER FLAME RESISTANT CANVS" AFTER THE 1944 FIRE. LINEN-BACKED, GROMMETS. IMAGE 20"X34"

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RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS POSTER: HALF SHEET WITH DATE TAIL, 1945. TAIL HIGHLIGHTS "UNDER FLAME RESISTANT CANVAS" AFTER THE 1944 FIRE. LINEN-BACKED, GROMMETS. IMAGE 20"X34"

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CIRCUS WINDOW CARD - RINGLING BROS. BARNUM & BAILEY: FEATURING THE RETURN OF MARCO POLO, THE MOST MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE IN AMUSEMENT HISTORY. CHATTANOOGA DATE, OCTOBER 18, 1940. 14"X22"

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RINGLING BROS. BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS WINDOW CARD: 1940. FEATURING THE RETURN OF MARCO POLO, THE MOST MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE IN AMUSEMENT HISTORY. MINOR LOSS AND INPAINTING OBVERSE, ATTRACTIVE. 14"X22"

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RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS POSTER: ONE SHEET, MORGAN LITHO, 1932. TITLE SHEET WITH A STUNNING TENT INTERIOR DISPLAY. LINEN-BACKED, PROFESSIONALLY CONSERVED. IMAGE 28"X41"

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RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS POSTER: ONE SHEET, STROBRIDGE LITHO CO., CINCINNATI-NEW YORK, 1924. WOODCOCK FAMILY COLLECTION. 5 HERDS OF PERFORMING ELEPHANTS DISPLAY. LINEN-BACKED, PROFESSIONALLY CONSERVED. IMAGE 27.5"X41"

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RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS POSTER - HELLO ELEPHANTS: AUTHENTIC, ORIGINAL ONE SHEET, STROBRIDGE LITHO CO., 1909. RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS - HELLO ELEPHANTS, A NEW COMEDY STUNT BY EXPERT PACHYDERM ACTORS, A FEATURE AMONG 40 ELEPHANTS IN UP TO DATE NOVEL DISP

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RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS POSTER: ONE SHEET, ERIE LITHO, 1930'S. FEATURING THE UNLOADING OF THE TRAINS. LINEN-BACKED, GROMMETS. IMAGE 27"X41"

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RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS POSTER: AUTHENTIC, ORIGINAL, ONE SHEET, STROBRIDGE LITHO CO., C.1917. A SPLENDID POSTER WITH WHITE FACE CLOWN IN THE FOREGROUND OF THE BIG TOP SHOW GROUNDS. PROFESSIONALLY CONSERVED ON ARCHIVAL LINEN, BRILLIA

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RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS POSTER: HALF SHEET, ILLINOIS LITHO CO, 1929. DAINTY MISS (LILLIAN) LEITZEL, WORLD'S MOST MARVELOUS LADY GYMNAST. UNMOUNTED, FOLDS, REMNANTS OF DATE TAIL. IMAGE 21"X28"

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus / Europe’s Greate...: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus / Europe’s Greatest Trained Animals. Cincinnati: The Strobridge Litho Co., ca. 1920s. Two trainers and a large group of trained animals including lions,

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RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS POSTER: AUTHENTIC, ORIGINAL, ONE SHEET, ILLINOIS LITHO, 1932. RBBB TITLE PRESENTING FROM AFRICA'S DARKEST DEPTHS, TRIBE OF GENUINE UBANGI SAVAGES - WITH MOUTHS AND LIPS AS LARGE AS THOSE OF FULL-GROWN CROCODI

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RINGLING BROS. BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS POSTER: AUTHENTIC, ORIGINAL, ONE SHEET, ERIE LITHO, 1934. RBBB TITLE WITH TIGER HEAD - GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH BANNER. PROFESSIONALLY CONSERVED ON ARCHIVAL LINEN. APPROXIMATELY 28"X42"

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Ringling Bros. returns to CT after Hartford Fire

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Description

Heading: (Posters - Circus)
Author: Bailey, Bill
Title: Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey: World's Biggest Menagerie
Place Published:
Publisher:
Date Published: c. 1940's
Description:

Offset-printed one-sheet poster. 68.6x104.2 cm (27x41"); with date strip: 91.5x104.2 cm (36x41"); backed in linen: 102x115 cm (40¼x45¼").

Includes date strip advertising for June 16 at Plainville Stadium in Plainville, CT. A triumphant return of the Ringling Brothers to Connecticut with a fire-resistant canvas tent. The Big Top had burnt to the ground in Hartford in 1945 killing 167 people with more than 700 injured.

With Bill Bailey's signature in plate. Bailey was one of the few Barnum & Bailey artists to take credit for his work. Billers, Banners & Bombast, pp. 36-7.

Condition

Light wear with a few tears repaired in backing, a few minor chips to footer, a few minor abrasions; very good or better.

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Ringling Bros. returns to CT after Hartford Fire

Name: Ringling Bros. returns to CT after Hartford Fire
SKU: 143001012
Price: 200 USD
Availability: InStock

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