Old Circus Poster, possibly from the 30s or 40s

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Photo Number PH6372
Identifier PH_evnt_6372
Title Old Circus Poster, possibly from the 30s or 40s
Subject Murray City events; entertainment; circus; entertainers; advertising
Description This old circus poster was discovered on the side of the Hoffman building when the Grecian restaurant that was beside it was demolished. The circus was big entertainment at the time. Promoters used these posters to get people into the shows. Notice the horses and their riders at the far right of the poster. Horses and trick riders were a large attraction in any circus. A big circus parade would announce the coming of a circus show. All the horses paraded through village streets to advetise the animals and performers on the bill.
Contributor Murray Parks and Recreation
Type Image
Format image/jpeg
Digitization Specifications Originals scanned with HP Officejet Pro X476dnMFP PCL6 and saved as 300 ppi tifs. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as jpegs 800 pixels.
Source Original: Murray City Museum
Language eng
Spatial Coverage Utah; Salt Lake County; Murray
Rights Management Digital Image copyright 2016, Murray City Museum. All rights reserved.
Holding Institution Murray City Museum
Contributing Institution Murray City Museum
Website http://www.murray.utah.gov/290/Museum
Source Physical Dimensions 6.52 x 4.82 inches
Source Characteristics Color Photograph
Archival Resolution JPEG
Low Resolution Tiff:300ppi
Bit Depth Millions of colors
Call Number PH6372
ARK ark:/87278/s66d8qnr
Setname mc_mcm
ID 232288
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66d8qnr
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