Perry's Circus : the show of shows
- Bib ID:
- 7330938
- Format:
- Picture
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. POSTER 2023-4622 copy
- Description:
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- [Australia]: [Perry Bros. Circus], [between 1950 and 1960]
- 1 poster : colour ; 50.5 x 33.5 cm
- Summary:
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Poster featuring an image of animals acts, trapeze artists, a clown face, and male figure in green against a blue background.
- Biography/History:
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"The original Perry Bros. Circus was founded over 100 years ago, when the Perry ancestors owned 'The Half-Way Hotel', between Tambo and Blackall in Western Queensland. They eventually exchanged the hotel for a bullock team and so started their circus days ... During the 1930s, Perrys became one of the biggest shows in Australia. They were particularly well known for their High-Jumping horses..."--adapted from a Perry Bros. poster; National Library of Australia's copy is vn7326049. In 1976, Robert William Perry and his brother Albert (Alby) took over the business. In the 1980s, Mr Perry operated a three-ring show and attracted the talent of Tommy Hanlon. The Perry Bros Circus was sold to the Stardust Circus in 1993.
- Notes:
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- Caption title.
- Vivian James Carter Collection.
- National Library of Australia's copy has horizontal creases and stains.
- POSTER 2023-4622 copy Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-381306177
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Perry Bros. Circus, issuing body
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- Copyright restrictions may apply.
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2030 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Artistic
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1960
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