Barnum & Bailey: Mooney's Giants
Maker
The Strobridge Lithographing Company
(American, 1867 – 1960)
Date1913
MediumInk on paper
Dimensions1 sheet (H): 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
ClassificationsPosters
Credit LineTibbals Circus Collection
Object numberht2000321
Circus owners were always on the lookout for unusual elephant acts. Drawing upon the game's popularity, Harry Mooney trained a group of elephants to play baseball. The pitcher, batter with an elephantine bat and a catcher with mitt and mask would begin the game that would conclude with a thrilling slide to home base.
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