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Al G. Barnes Wild Animal Circus / Miss Mabel Stark.
Al G. Barnes Wild Animal Circus / Miss Mabel Stark.
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Al G. Barnes Wild Animal Circus / Miss Mabel Stark. Erie Litho, ca. 1920s. Lithograph poster advertising the “World’s foremost trainer of ferocious jungle beasts” resting her head against a large tiger, against a blue background. Half sheet. 20 ½ x 27 ½”. Crisp, clean colors. Mounted on board. Light staining at upper border. A-/B+. Mabel Stark joined the Al G. Barnes Circus in 1911, where she trained with Louis Roth in the training of big cats. Throughout a career spanning over half a century she was severely mauled numerous times, though never hesitated to step back into the ring. She was the subject of a 2017 documentary film which hailed her as the first female big cat trainer in the United States.
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Al G. Barnes Wild Animal Circus / Miss Mabel Stark.

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