AUTHENTIC, ORIGINAL, ONE SHEET WITH SEPARATE DATE TAIL, THE COURIER COMPANY SHOW PRINTING HOUSE, BUFFALO, N.Y., THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD - FIREPROOF, 1879. A VERY SPECIAL AND ULTRA-RARE POSTER ADVERTISING P.T. BARNUM'S OWN AND ONLY GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH, ENLARGED AND IMPROVED BEYOND ALL FORMER YEARS FOR THE SEASON OF 1879. A BEVY OF ATTRACTION DESCRIPTIONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS. IN TYPICAL BARNUM FORM, THE SHOW IS BILLED AS ENLARGED AND IMPROVED BEYOND ALL FORMER YEARS, FINER DISPLAYS THAN WERE EVER SEEN IN MY AMERICAN MUSEUM, IMPORTS AT THE EXPENSE OF $100,000 IN GOLD (WHEN COIN WAS AT A HIGH PREMIUM). ATTRACTIONS INCLUDE: RARE NOVELTIES, ENLARGED MENAGERIE, ONLY BLACK CAMELS, ONLY WHITE CAMEL, LARGEST HERD OF ELEPHANTS, 50 CAGES OF ANIMALS, TWO-HORNED RHINO, 20 IMPORTED STALLIONS, 300 MONKEYS, WONDERS OF MECHANISM, ORCHESTMELOCHER, TRAINED ELEPHANTS, COSMOPOLITAN CIRCUS, SIX LADY RIDERS, MADAME DOCKRILL (HORSE), MISS KATIE STOKES (PRINCIPAL RIDER), M'LLE LINDA JEAL (QUEEN OFTHE BLAZING ZONE), MISS EMMA LAKE (PRINCESS OF MENAGE), SIGNORA MARCELLUS (BARE-BACK), SIGNOR SEBASTIAN (BARE-BACK), MR. JAMES COOKE, COL. GOSHEN (GIANT), LITTLE QUEEN MAB (SMALLEST AND PRETTIEST DWARF EVER EXHIBITED), CAPT. COSTENTENUS (TATTOOED GREEK), 100 RAILROAD CARS, GORGEOUS STREET PAGEANT, CAR OF NEPTUNE, AUTOMATIC CIRCUS ON WHEELS. REMEMBER MY DAY AND DATE AND DO NOT CONFOUND THIS WITH ANY OTHER SHOW. THERE IS ONLY ONE BARNUM AND HE HAS BUT ONE SHOW, WHICH EXHIBITS ALL ADVERTISED AND NEVER DISAPPOINTS. PROFESSIONALLY CONSERVED WITH RESTORATION ON ARCHIVAL LINEN. POSTER IS APPROXIMATELY 32"X48". THE CONSERVATOR HAS LINEN-BACKED THE ORIGINAL DATE TAIL SEPARATE FROM THE POSTER. DATE TAIL FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH, 1879 AT OWOSSO. P.T. BARNUM'S ONLY GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH WITH THE D.G.H. & M. RAILROAD GRAND EXCURSION. THE EXCURSION GUARANTEED THE PATRON A TRIP BY RAIL TO AND FROM THE GRAND PROCESSION AND SHOW. MR. BARNUM WILL BE PRESENT IN PERSON.

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