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Photographs and illustrations from early Bandwagon issues and other sources. An ongoing project . . .
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This courier of the 1898 World's Greatest Dog & Pony Show is reproduced in the original colors. This show was a typical "Gentry Bros. type" operation and traveled overland. Burt Wilson collection. Bandwagon, Vol. 10, No. 2 (Mar-Apr), 1966, cover.
In 1924 Floyd and Howard King used the Harris Bros. title on their baggage car circus. The Kings used titles available from lithograph firms, but the Harris title was their own creation. The Harris title was used only in 1924, and did not appear again until 1938, when Ray Marsh Brydon used it on his truck show. Pfening Collection. Bandwagon, Vol. 10, No. 3 (May-Jun), 1966, cover.
The King & Franklin Circus was a railroad show that operated from 1887 to 1891. W. E. Franklin, the manager, was connected with the John Robinson and Franklin Bros. Circus in 1896. "Bill Woodcock's Circus Letterheads," Bandwagon, Vol. 10, No. 3 (May-Jun), 1966, p. 19.
These two letterheads were no doubt both drawn by the same artist. Printed by the Quigley Lithograph Co., of Kansas City, Missouri, the are of shows owned by father and son. William Newton, Sr., operated the Lucky Bill Shows over a period from 1880 to 1917. A. B. Campbell used the title in the 1920s. William Newton, Jr. used the Honest Bill title 1903-17; 1923-24 and in 1927. In 1918, 1920 and 1922 Bill Newton, Jr. called his show Hontest Bill-Lucky Bill. "Bill Woodcocks' Circus Letterheads," Bandwagon, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Jul-Aug), 1966, p. 27.
This is one of the truly fine lithographs of all time. Used by the Forepaugh Show in 1879, it was printed by the Strobridge Lithograph Co., of Cincinnati. Five or six colors were used and all are in soft tones. Pfening Collection. Bandwagon, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Jul-Aug), 1966, back cover.
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