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Oversize Folder, Al G. Kelly and Miller Bros. Circus. Greatest Wild Animal Show in the world. Text is red, yellow, and orange, background is blue and black, image is blue, black, yellow, red, orange, green. Image is two colorized photos. Background photo is a line outside a circus tent saying “Main En…” Front photo is a large clown’s face with a small hat and a large nose. Poster is old, discolored, and worn. Poster is framed. Frame is red, backing is probably cardboard and brown paper. Note on backing paper: “Steve is utilities man, Kelly Miller Circus  Traded Steve Lyle a belt for this window card. 8/88 He had found a number of them in an old truck at winter quarters.” There is a wire on back to hang. Poster is approximately 14x21.5 Frame is 15x23 [inches]; Carson and Barnes 5-Ring Circus. Wednesday, June 22nd. Sponsors… Rotary International, Memorial Park, $5.00 Kids, $10.00 Adults. Text is blue, yellow, and red, image is blue, yellow, red, and white, background is white and blue. Image is logos of Rotary International and Carson and Barnes. Has been folded in half. Red tape and residue on top and sides. Has grommet holes in the corners and middle of top. Ripped on right side. Dirty. 24x47.5; Kelly Miller Circus. Coming Here! August 8 1994. Text is black and red, no image, background is white. Is a canvas sign. Has grommets along top and bottom edges, rope coming out from all four corners. Some paint is coming off, red has bled through to the back, dirty. 36.5x81; Carson and Barnes 5-Ring Circus Big Top Family Fun. Peotone, Fri. and Sat. June 21-22, Will Co. Fair. Text is red and black, image is red, background is yellow. Image is a mother and baby elephant. A number of holes throughout, creases, smudged ink, orange sticker over part of N in Barnes. Is a yellow plastic-cardboard poster, was folded in thirds. 2002 in pencil near bottom. Dirty on back. 32x48, 1988, 1994, 2002, undated

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