"Greatest show on Earth!"... portrait of Barnum...
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August 08, 1880
THE LEAVENWORTH TIMES, Kansas, August 8, 1880
* Phineas Barnum P.T.
* Circus illustrated advertisement
On the back page is a large notice for an exhibition of "P. T. Barnum's Own and Only Greatest Show On Earth".
The notice, which measures 12 5/8 by 5 inches, has details about the various performances and attractions, and includes a 4 by 4 inch portrait of P. T. Barnum. There are also two small engravings, one of an acrobatic woman being shot from a canon, and the other of a performance of "trained oxen" in the circus ring.
Large folio-size, 8 pages, has a few minor edge tears.
* Phineas Barnum P.T.
* Circus illustrated advertisement
On the back page is a large notice for an exhibition of "P. T. Barnum's Own and Only Greatest Show On Earth".
The notice, which measures 12 5/8 by 5 inches, has details about the various performances and attractions, and includes a 4 by 4 inch portrait of P. T. Barnum. There are also two small engravings, one of an acrobatic woman being shot from a canon, and the other of a performance of "trained oxen" in the circus ring.
Large folio-size, 8 pages, has a few minor edge tears.
Category: Post-Civil War
