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1903 Barnum & Bailey Spectacle of Balkis Circus Poster
$19.95In 1903 Barnum & Bailey presented an unusually lavish Spectacle of Balkis(the Arabic name of the biblical Queen of Sheba). At this period all the big railroad circuses staged these pantomine productions involving hundreds of beautifully wardrobed people, scores of horses and dozens of elephants, camels, zebras, and llamas. The subject might be Joan of Arc, Cinderella or Nero and the Burning of Rome. All these productions were part of the circus, presented in the big tent. Learn More -
1874 Circus Tents, Trains, & Parade Circus Poster
$19.95This old illustration depicts a circus parade around tents, with crowd watching alongside railroad train. Poster dates to 1874. Learn More -
1894 Barnum & Bailey Circus Animals on Display Poster
$19.95This Barnum & Bailey circus poster from 1894 shows the customs of exotic nations ? dances, instruments, attire and dwellings. This was sometimes part of the educational display in the menagerie tents of the big railroad circuses. Learn More -
Old Barnum & Bailey Trained Animals Circus Poster
$19.95Trained pigs were frequently seen on the traveling circuses. An act of trained house cats might have been included more often on the tiny dog and pony shows, but the one illustrated in this circus poster of a huge railroad circus is indeed a rarity. This Barnum & Bailey circus poster dates to 1890s. Learn More
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