Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Poster Maquette. Circa 1930s. Gouache on paper poster maquette depicting a smiling clown tipping his hat, with bold lettering in yellow against a blue and red background. Notations in margin indicate the poster would be printed in 3 sizes including a 12 sheet, 20 sheet, and 2 sheet streamer with alterations based on proportion. Ink notation on verso initialed ?CPF? (probably Charles P. ?Chappie? Fox) that this illustration was done for Erie Litho. Illustrated area 10 x 20?; sheet 11 ? x 21 ??.