Poster
Gargantua the Great
| Gargantua the Gorilla roars as he holds a native African tribesman over his head using one arm. In the background the rest of the tribe, carrying shields and spears, is running away to escape being attacked. At the top is the text, "Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows." On the left, "The Largest Gorilla Ever Exhibited —" and on the right "The World's Most Terrifying Living Creature!" At the foot it reads, "Gargantua the Great." |
| Image ID: | 98170 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1938 |
| Creator Name: | Strobridge Lithographic Company |
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| Collection Name: | Single Item Oversize |
| Genre: | Poster |
| Original Format Type: | prints, fine-art |
| Original Format Number: | PH 5-1819 |
| Original Dimensions: | 28 x 20 inches |
| The poster is a color lithograph. On some posters, the words "the Great" are red, and on the others, the words are black. |
| Apes |
| Circus animals |
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| Africans |
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| Circus |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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