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Poster, The Greatest Show on Earth, 1942

We have 2 images of Poster, The Greatest Show on Earth, 1942 .

At center, two elephants standing on their hind legs, wearing pink ballet tutus, with a yellow spotlight shinging on them from upper left. At right, a red, white and blue, podium, upon which a ballet dancer stands with hands raised. The podium is inscribed in black text: BUY DEFENSE BONDS. At top, in white text, partially colored in yellow and blue: THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. Below, on right, in tan text: PRESENTS 50 / FAMOUS ELEPHANTS / WITH BEAUTIFUL GIRLS; at left: IN AN ORIGINAL BALLET / COMPOSED BY IGOR STRAVINSKY / STAGED BY GEORGE BALANCHINE. At bottom in yellow and blue text: RINGLING BROS AND BARNUM & BAILEY.

At center, two elephants standing on their hind legs, wearing pink ballet tutus, with a yellow spotlight shinging on them from upper left. At right, a red, white and blue, podium, upon which a ballet dancer stands with hands raised. The podium is inscribed in black text: BUY DEFENSE BONDS. At top, in white text, partially colored in yellow and blue: THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. Below, on right, in tan text: PRESENTS 50 / FAMOUS ELEPHANTS / WITH BEAUTIFUL GIRLS; at left: IN AN ORIGINAL BALLET / COMPOSED BY IGOR STRAVINSKY / STAGED BY GEORGE BALANCHINE. At bottom in yellow and blue text: RINGLING BROS AND BARNUM & BAILEY.

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