AUTHENTIC, ORIGINAL, ONE SHEET WITH DATE TAIL, MCCANDLISH LITHO, 1944. A RARE EXAMPLE OF A POSTED BUT NOT PLAYED DATED TAIL. RINGLING BROS. BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS WAS IN HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT ON JULY 6TH, 1944 WHEN THE BIG TOP CAUGHT FIRE, KILLING OVER 160 PEOPLE AND INJURING MORE THAN 700. THIS SHEET WAS POSTED FOR SHOWDATES JUST TWO WEEKS LATER IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK, HOWEVER, THE SHOW HAD NOT RECOVERED IN TIME TO PERFORM ON THE PUBLISHED DATES. THE SHOW RESUMED ON AUGUST 4TH, 1944, WITH TENTLESS PERFORMANCES IN STADIUMS, FAIR GROUNDS AND BASEBALL PARKS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON. UNMOUNTED, FOLDS AS ISSUED, MARGINAL WEAR. 36"X41"

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