Our agents aided by Esquimaux, capturing the giant white polar bear

In an ice-filled, arctic environment a chaotic scene ensues as a huge polar bear standing on its hind legs with a cub polar bear next to it fights off multiple, wolf-like dogs and humans with spears. One dog has been tossed through the air while another at the front, center lies wounded and howling....

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Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: Strobridge Publishing Company 1882
Subjects:
Advertising > Circus posters > Circuses & showsBarnum
P.T. (Phineas Taylor)
1810-1891
Advertising > Circus posters > Circuses & shows > Barnum
Arctic
Bridgeport
esquimaux
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11134/110002:36
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spelling ftconnecticstlib:oai:oai:collections.ctdigitalarchive.org:110002_36 2023-05-15T15:04:06+02:00 Our agents aided by Esquimaux, capturing the giant white polar bear 1882-1885 image/tiff http://hdl.handle.net/11134/110002:36 https://digitalcollections.ctstatelibrary.org/islandora/object/110002%3A36/datastream/TN/view/Our%20agents%20aided%20by%20Esquimaux,%20capturing%20the%20giant%20white%20polar%20bear.jpg unknown Strobridge Publishing Company 110002:36 local: cp092.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/110002:36 https://digitalcollections.ctstatelibrary.org/islandora/object/110002%3A36/datastream/TN/view/Our%20agents%20aided%20by%20Esquimaux,%20capturing%20the%20giant%20white%20polar%20bear.jpg This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. Images and data from The Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library are intended for public access and educational use only. This material is owned, held, or licensed by The Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library and is being provided solely for the purpose of teaching or individual research. All other use, including commercial reuse, mounting on other systems, or other forms of redistribution requires permission of the appropriate department of The Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library; fees may be applicable. Advertising--Circus posters--Circuses & showsBarnum P.T. (Phineas Taylor) 1810-1891 Advertising--Circus posters--Circuses & shows-- Barnum StillImage Posters Amusements Communication Artifact 1882 ftconnecticstlib 2022-05-09T15:51:36Z In an ice-filled, arctic environment a chaotic scene ensues as a huge polar bear standing on its hind legs with a cub polar bear next to it fights off multiple, wolf-like dogs and humans with spears. One dog has been tossed through the air while another at the front, center lies wounded and howling. Another man in a small boat attempts to spear a sea lion in the background. The text below claims that this giant "polar bear" is the "largest one ever exhibited in America." This poster is one of many fine examples of circus posters printed by the Strobridge Lithograph Company of Cincinnati in the early 1880s when American entrepreneur and cultural icon P.T. Barnum first negotiated the merger of his circus to form "P.T. Barnum's and Great London Combined." Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library Bridgeport History Center Archives - Circus Poster Collection Still Image Arctic esquimaux Connecticut Digital Archive Arctic Bridgeport ENVELOPE(-54.865,-54.865,49.550,49.550)
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1810-1891
Advertising--Circus posters--Circuses & shows-- Barnum
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1810-1891
Advertising--Circus posters--Circuses & shows-- Barnum
Our agents aided by Esquimaux, capturing the giant white polar bear
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1810-1891
Advertising--Circus posters--Circuses & shows-- Barnum
description In an ice-filled, arctic environment a chaotic scene ensues as a huge polar bear standing on its hind legs with a cub polar bear next to it fights off multiple, wolf-like dogs and humans with spears. One dog has been tossed through the air while another at the front, center lies wounded and howling. Another man in a small boat attempts to spear a sea lion in the background. The text below claims that this giant "polar bear" is the "largest one ever exhibited in America." This poster is one of many fine examples of circus posters printed by the Strobridge Lithograph Company of Cincinnati in the early 1880s when American entrepreneur and cultural icon P.T. Barnum first negotiated the merger of his circus to form "P.T. Barnum's and Great London Combined." Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library Bridgeport History Center Archives - Circus Poster Collection
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op_rights This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. Images and data from The Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library are intended for public access and educational use only. This material is owned, held, or licensed by The Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library and is being provided solely for the purpose of teaching or individual research. All other use, including commercial reuse, mounting on other systems, or other forms of redistribution requires permission of the appropriate department of The Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library; fees may be applicable.
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