Chief Little Wolf Wild West Show and Circus [picture] : cowboys and Indians in action!
- Bib ID:
- 4609369
- Format:
- Picture
- Related Online Resources:
- POSTER 2022-430 copy
- Description:
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- [Australia : s.n., 195-?]
- 1 poster : col. ill. ; 52 x 38 cm.
- Summary:
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Poster of artwork in colour lithography advertising circus and rodeo performances. Picture shows Chief Little Wolf in Indian dress smiling and waving on a rearing piebald horse.
- Biography/History:
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Chief Little Wolf, a native American professional wrestler and showman became one of the greatest heroes of Australian wrestling. The world heavyweight champion first wrestled in Australia in 1937 and returned several times becoming popular in the 1940s. He married an Australian and settled in Australia in the 1950s. He toured Australia performing trick horse-riding, told stories about the Navajo culture, displayed his wrestling holds and did extensive work for charity. In the Australian wrestling ring, he fought more than a 100 individual wrestlers in over 1,000 matches.
- Notes:
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- Caption title.
- At foot of title: Rough riders from Canada, America, Australia. Circus performers from all parts of the world.
- POSTER 2022-430 copy Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Subject:
- Terms of Use:
- Copyright restrictions may apply.
- Exhibited:
- Exhibited: "Sydney Stadium 1908 - 1970 Historic Houses Trust", Museum of Sydney - Historic Houses Trust, 22 September 2012 -17 March 2013.
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2029 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Artistic
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1959
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