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Jumbo the Pride of the British Heart. Cincinnati: Strobridge, ca. 1870s. Color lithograph depicting Jumbo giving British children rides on his back among a watching crowd. 37 x 31”. Linen backed. Original borders trimmed, bottom border expertly restored. Restored without the title(s) originally printed in the top, bottom, or both margins, replaced with blank margins. Not graded; condition report on request. This poster hails from the collaboration of P.T. Barnum’s Greatest Show on Earth and The Great London Circus as well as Sanger’s Royal British Menagerie and Grand International Allied Shows.