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Animal Circus
One Sheet, vintage poster for a "Wild Animal Circus" that is often associated with the Al G. Barnes Circus
. The original graphic artwork for this type of poster dates back to the early 1900s, with many reproductions printed in the 1960s by the Circus World Museum.
The circus posters of this era were a primary form of mass media, used to advertise the arrival of a circus and generate excitement for the "wonders of the world" it would bring to town. They often featured sensational graphics of wild animals, such as tigers, lions, and horses, to attract crowds.
The Al G. Barnes Circus was founded in 1895 and was later purchased by the American Circus Corporation in 1929
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Animal Circus