Poster
1923 (made)
Pictorial and typographic. Depicts Katie Sandwina wearing Roman battle dress, standing astride two large black horses and driving them pulling a chariot, with soldiers depicted below screaming in agony as her chariot mows them down.
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| Brief description | Poster advertising the Strong Woman Katie Sandwina, a member of the German Brumbach family, who appeared with Bertram Mills' Circus in the sixth season, Olympia 1926-27 |
| Physical description | Pictorial and typographic. Depicts Katie Sandwina wearing Roman battle dress, standing astride two large black horses and driving them pulling a chariot, with soldiers depicted below screaming in agony as her chariot mows them down. |
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| Object history | Associated Production: Bertram Mills Circus. Performer: Miss Quincy. Company: Bertram Mills Circus. 1926-1927. Performance category: circus, strong woman act, speciality act. Mills Circus used acts they found abroad, and many of these sent Mills examples of their own poster illustrating their acts, such as this one. |
| Production | Designer name: Sator[?] |
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| Accession number | S.245-1998 |
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| Record created | August 3, 2010 |
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