Photograph
Corben Airplane and Circus Performers
| A group of circus performers pose outdoors with a Corben airplane. The tall Man is Jack Earle, and one of the little people is probably Lia Graf. |
| Image ID: | 10860 |
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| Creation Date: | 07 29 1933 |
| Creator Name: | McVicar, Angus B., 1903-1964 |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Photo Copy Service photographs and negatives, 1925-1983 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6058.4129B |
| Original Dimensions: | 10 x 8 inches |
| Article on the circus published in "Wisconsin State Journal" on July 28, 1933. A former circus performer himself as well an imaginative publicist, Orland Corben took advantage of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey circus visiting Madison to point out the size of the Baby Ace monoplanes that he manufactured at the Madison Airport. Advertising on the fuselage suggests Carbon had developed a business relationship with "Popular Aviation" magazine. In 1935 the magazine responded by featuring Corben's latest design, the Super Ace. |
| Advertising |
| Dwarfs |
| Publicity |
| Sales promotion |
| Airplanes |
| Circus performers |
| Outdoor photography |
| Portraits, Group |
| Clothing and dress |
| Costume |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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