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Clyde Beatty Bros Circus Otto the Hippo Poster, Linen Backed: Vintage Clyde Beatty Bros Circus Hippopotamus Poster. Poster is printed in bright primary colors, depicts an open-mouthed hippo, and declares "Big Otto Blood Sweating Hippopotamus from the River Nile.

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Vintage Clyde Beatty Bros Circus Hippopotamus Poster: Vintage Clyde Beatty Bros Circus Hippopotamus Poster. Poster is printed in bright primary colors, depicts an open-mouthed hippo, and declares "Big Otto Blood Sweating Hippopotamus from the River Nile.

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Vintage Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros Circus Hippo Poster: Title: Vintage Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros Circus Hippo Poster Provenance/Additional Info: VINTAGE CLYDE BEATTY-COLE BROS THE GREATEST CIRCUS ON EARTH POSTER 26 3/4 X 14 NO 80-CB ROLAND BUTLER Date/Period:

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[POSTER MAQUETTE]. Cole Bros. Circus / Miss Allen with Her ...: [POSTER MAQUETTE]. Cole Bros. Circus / Miss Allen with Her Five Gaited Palemino. [Erie: Erie Lithographing and Printing Co., 1943]. Gouache on board, depicting the beautiful equestrienne astride her h

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Cole Bros. Circus / Harietta. Circa 1930s. One sheet poster...: Cole Bros. Circus / Harietta. Circa 1930s. One sheet poster advertises Harietta, “Europe’s Favorite Equestrienne.” 28 x 41”. Unmounted. Old folds, closed tears, losses. Skinnin

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Cole Bros. Circus. Three Railroad Trains of Double: Cole Bros. Circus. Three Railroad Trains of Double Length Cars. Erie Litho, 1930s. One-sheet color lithograph poster of the massive circus unloading its train cars. 28 x 41”. Linen backed. Exper

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The Caudillo Sisters, Cole Bros. Circus Lithograph: A Cole Bros. Circus Lithograph Poster of The Caudillo Sisters.H: 40 1/4 W: 26 1/2 D: 29 1/2 in. Framed dimensions: H: 43 1/2 x W: 29 1/2 in. The Falls-Wyse Collection

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Three Cole Bros. Circus panel posters. Erie: Erie Litho Co....: Three Cole Bros. Circus panel posters. Erie: Erie Litho Co., ca. 1930s/40s. Offset lithograph panel posters advertise some of the most famous acts of the Cole Bros. Circus including The Allen Sisters,

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Cole Bros. Circus. Georgia Sweet Riding and Driving 16: Cole Bros. Circus. Georgia Sweet Riding and Driving 16 Horses. Erie: Erie Litho, 1930s. Color lithograph poster. 27 x 41". Touch-ups and over-painting along folds, repaired tears, minor marginal wear.

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Cole Bros. Circus. Getting Ready for the Ring.: Cole Bros. Circus. Getting Ready for the Ring. Erie Litho, 1930s. Offset color lithograph poster shows a man in baggy suit tying the slippers of a beautiful woman of the circus, as a clown and acrobat

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COLE BROS. CIRCUS POSTER - ALLEN KING: HALF SHEET, ERIE LITHO, 1935. LITHOGRAPH POSTER FEATURING ALLEN KING, BATTLING SNARLING, ROARING, MAN-EATING WILD ANIMALS. LINEN BACKED, FAINT FOLD. STRIKING IMAGE. 19"X28.5"

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Cole Bros. Circus / Teddy 4 Inches Taller than Jumbo. Erie:...: Cole Bros. Circus / Teddy 4 Inches Taller than Jumbo. Erie: Erie Litho & Prtg. Co., [ca. 1935]. Lithograph poster depicting an enormous elephant with a female performer standing on the elephant’

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Cole Bros. Circus. Erie: Erie Litho & Ptg., Co., [ca. 1935]...: Cole Bros. Circus. Erie: Erie Litho & Ptg., Co., [ca. 1935]. Lithograph poster depicting the circus’ name in center with complex scenes of animal acts above and below the name. 55 ½ x 20 &#

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Cole Bros. Circus / The Cristiani Family. USA, ca.: Cole Bros. Circus / The Cristiani Family. USA, ca. 1945. Half-sheet lithograph poster depicting the “thrilling feats of acrobatic skill” as exhibited by the famous Cristiani family. 28 x 2

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Cole Bros. Circus. Jennie O'Brien. Greatest Bareback: Cole Bros. Circus. Jennie O'Brien. Greatest Bareback Rider of All Time. Erie: Erie Litho, 1930s. Color lithograph poster. 27 x 39 3/4". Linen backed. Repaired tears, scattered touch-ups and restoratio

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Cole Bros. Circus. Allen King. Sensation of World’: Cole Bros. Circus. Allen King. Sensation of World’s Fair and Live Power Exhibit. Erie Litho, ca. 1930s. Offset lithograph poster. 28 x 19 ½”. Linen backed. Repaired margins; scattered

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Cole Bros. Circus / Blood Sweating Hippopotamus from the River Nile. Erie: Erie Litho & Ptg Co., [ca. 1940s]. Lithograph poster of a Hippo in a cage. 41 x 26 ¾”. Unbacked. Creased, several tears, chips ,some tape residue. B-.

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Cole Bros. Circus / Blood Sweating Hippopotamus from the Ri...

Name: Cole Bros. Circus / Blood Sweating Hippopotamus from the Ri...
SKU: 156630424
Price: 125 USD
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