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Garganua the Great



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Title: Garganua the Great
Description: 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
Creation
Date: 		1938 ca.
Creator
Name: 		Strobridge Lithographic Company
Collection
Name: 		Single Item Oversize
Genre: Posters
Additional
Information: 		The poster is a color lithograph. On some posters, the words "the Great" are red, and on the others, the words are black.
Subjects: Weapons
Circus
Africans
Men
Clothing and dress
Apes
Circus animals
 

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