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Forepaugh-Sells Enormous Shows Combined: Menagerie, Circus, Hippodrome
Forepaugh-Sells Enormous Shows Combined: Menagerie, Circus, Hippodrome

Forepaugh-Sells Enormous Shows Combined: Menagerie, Circus, Hippodrome

Maker (American, 1867 – 1960)
Date1896
CultureAmerican
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationPosters
Credit LineTibbals Circus Collection
Object numberht2000554
The concept of a double circus captivated public imagination with the prospect of seeing twice as much for the price of a single ticket. The monstrous size of the circus lot, the great number and size of the tents reinforced the notion that the circus was a massive moving canvas city.
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Dimensions1 sheet (H): 30 x 39 1/2 in. (76.2 x 100.3 cm)