Weighing Barnum's White Elephant.

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Item Description

Full Title

Names

Donaldson Brothers (Firm) (Creator)
Tibbals, Howard, 1936- (Owner)

Description (Abstract)

Trade card; Front: White elephant standing on platform scale holding "Fairbanks Standard Scales" sign in trunk; a crowd of people watching weigh-in; tent in background with American flag flying.

Format

ephemera

Extent

7.9 x 13 cm

Language(s)

English

Identifiers

ht5000028_parent

Use and Reproduction

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Topics

Advertising cards
Circus
Elephants
Scales (Weighing instruments)
Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891

Archival collection

Tibbals Circus Collection of Trade Cards

Physical location

John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Archives

Full Title

Weighing Barnum's White Elephant.

Names

Donaldson Brothers (Firm) (Creator)
Tibbals, Howard, 1936- (Owner)

Description (Abstract)

Trade card; Front: White elephant standing on platform scale holding "Fairbanks Standard Scales" sign in trunk; a crowd of people watching weigh-in; tent in background with American flag flying.

Format

ephemera

Extent

7.9 x 13 cm

Language(s)

English

Identifiers

ht5000028

Use and Reproduction

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Copyright restrictions may apply to works in this item. It is provided here for scholarship, research, and private study. Further re-use or copying of the work beyond Fair Use may require permission from the rightsholder. Please contact https://www.ringling.org/archives-inquiry-form for more information.

Rights Statement URI

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/

Topics

Advertising cards
Circus
Elephants
Scales (Weighing instruments)
Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891

Archival collection

Tibbals Circus Collection of Trade Cards

Physical location

John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Archives