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Bellwether showbill

Showbill, Bellwether, Illinois, September 1906. Two scanned faces of one paper handbill. Unsigned pencil notes on reverse. Located among scanned show ephemera by indexcard in June 2020; no chain of custody or handwriting identification established.

Front

Bellwether showbill, September 1906 — front. Exact transcription is available with the scans.
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Reverse

Bellwether showbill, September 1906 — reverse. Exact transcription is available with the scans.
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Transcription

Front

BELLWETHER · SEPTEMBER 1906
A LIVING GIRAFFE
THE CREATURE BELIEVED LOST
NOW ON EXHIBITION

Reverse

Keep the head moving while the public are in the tent. Do not leave the lever until the curtain is closed. The covering is not to be lifted before they have gone.

Experience controls