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Gargantua - Gorilla Circus Star Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

Gargantua - Gorilla Circus Star Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

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Gargantua - Gorilla Circus Star Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

by Photographer Unknown

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1940. Very good +. Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland Butler Collection hand stamp on verso. Gargantua, a headliner with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus from 1937 to 1949 was quite possibly the most famous circus animal of the 20th century. "Based on his posters, crowds expected a terrifying animal, capable of pulling apart the bars on his cage and crushing people with his bare hands."
Adrian Brune, "Hartford Courant," January 19, 2006 'A TRIBUTE TO THE REAL KING KONG, GARGANTUA

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Bookseller
Rob Zanger Rare Books LLC US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
224
Title
Gargantua - Gorilla Circus Star Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Author
Photographer Unknown
Book Condition
Used - Very good +
Quantity Available
1
Date Published
1940

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