Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Circuses and Wild West Shows collection
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Level of description
Collection
Reference code
RC0815
Edition area
Edition statement
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Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
Statement of projection (cartographic)
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1902-1957 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
41 posters.
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Archival description area
Custodial history
Scope and content
The collection consists of posters advertising shows by a variety of circuses and Wild West shows including Cole Brothers and Ringling Brothers & Barnum and Bailey. There have been two accruals. The first accrual has 36 posters. The second accrual has five posters, including one in German.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
The first accrual (33-2009) and the second accrual (77-2009) were acquired from Morris Norman in 2009.
Arrangement
Posters have been numbered by the archivist.
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Script of material
Location of originals
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Restrictions on access
There are no access restrictions.
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Accruals
Further accruals are expected.
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Description record identifier
RC0815
