Potter & Potter Auctions
Live Auction

Circus, Sideshow & Oddities

Wed, Oct 23, 2019 02:30AM EDT
Lot 575

The Greatest Show on Earth. Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus. Soldier Field, Chicago, Ill.

Estimate: $500 - $700

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Kelty, Edward (American, 1888 ? 1967). The Greatest Show on Earth. Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus. Soldier Field, Chicago, Ill. New York: Century, 1936. Sepia-toned panoramic photograph of the circus setup underway at the arena in Chicago. A long row of sideshow banners, wagon cars and automobiles, big tents, and workers fill the scene. 12 x 20?. Framed; scattered creasing and abrasions visible. Not examined outside of frame.