Title:
The only genuine living hippopotamus from the White Nile
Scope & Content:
Two hippopotami appear in a water scene, front and center, with wide open mouths threatening each other. A little farther back is another open-mouthed hippo standing in the reeds next to a partially submerged mother hippo with a baby on her back. A landscape dotted with palm trees and huts is in the distance. There are human figures, some holding spears.
This poster is one of many fine examples of circus posters printed by the Strobridge Lithograph Company of Cincinnati in the early 1880's when American entrepreneur and cultural icon P.T. Barnum first negotiated the merger of his circus to form "P.T. Barnum's and Great London Combined."
This poster is one of many fine examples of circus posters printed by the Strobridge Lithograph Company of Cincinnati in the early 1880's when American entrepreneur and cultural icon P.T. Barnum first negotiated the merger of his circus to form "P.T. Barnum's and Great London Combined."
Extent of Description:
ca. 24 1/2" x 31"
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