THE BIG SHOW COMING! / THE STANDARD AND RELIABLE / SHOW OF AMERICA! / ENDORSED BY THE PRESS OF THE COUNTRY / HOWES' GREAT LONDON CIRCUS. / THE BIG SHOW AT / WACO, / SATURDAY, JANUARY 1st, 1876./ [followed by 17 panels of text offering cash prizes for various challenges involved with the circus entertainments, 14 wood engraved illustrations of acts and circus animals, and other promotional text; similar material appears on the verso].
[Indianapolis, IN]: Indianapolis Journal Print, 1875. First edition (?). Illustrated advertising broadsheet, 28 1/2 x 10 5/8 inches, employing a large number of sizes and styles of type, including nice display types. The show traveled via its own fleet of 42 railroad cars, "Mr. H. Barnum, with years of experience..... More