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Poster
Poster
1925-1926 (made)
1925-1926 (made)
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Poster advertising Bertram Mills' Circus and Fun Fair, featuring Genuine Soux Indians, Olympia, 1925 to 1926.
Object details
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Title | Poster (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Printed ink on paper |
Brief description | Poster advertising Bertram Mills' Circus and Fun Fair, Olympia, 1925 to 1926 |
Physical description | Pictorial and typographic advertisement poster. The image shows two Indigenous American people wearing feather headdresses. |
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Object history | The poster mentions the following attractions in the Fun Fair, 'Red Indian Pony Ranch', 'Genuine Sioux Indians', a herd of Prairie Ponies, Rides for the children, and Val Norman in his 'Leap for Life'. Associated Production: Bertram Mills' Circus and Funfair. Performer: Val Norman. Company: Genuine Sioux Indians. Olympia, London. 21.12.1925-23.1.1926. Performance category: circus, funfair. NB The description of the Indigenous American performers as 'Red Indians' is an outdated, and to some, offensive, term. It is repeated here in its original historical context |
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Summary | Poster advertising Bertram Mills' Circus and Fun Fair, featuring Genuine Soux Indians, Olympia, 1925 to 1926. |
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Accession number | S.108-1994 |
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Record created | July 23, 2010 |
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