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Wed, Oct 23, 2019 02:30AM EDT
Lot 576

Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Combined Circus in New York?s New Mammoth Coliseum in the Bronx. 1929.

Estimate: $300 - $500

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Kelty, Edward J. (1888?1967). Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Combined Circus in New York?s New Mammoth Coliseum in the Bronx. 1929. Depicts a performance in New York?s Coliseum with elephants in the three rings and a full audience. Century hand-stamps on verso.12 x 20?. Slight edgewear, near fine overall. Harold Dunn Collection stamp, with graphite notation: ?This [photograph] he [Kelty] sold none of. However, he printed 20 of which I have all. This is only the 4th I have let go. Inked price is the value placed on them by Kelty not me?.