World's Biggest Show, Wonderful Hand-drawn 1908 Postcard oil on linen Some loss at the very

Some loss at the very top

dramatically contrasting with the second little arm and hand at her side

and a few lost stitches around her neck

as the lid sits at just the slightest bit off square (maybe 1-2 degrees)

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World's Biggest Show, Wonderful Hand-drawn 1908 Postcard oil on linen Some loss at the verySnake charmers, vaudeville, strong man, fortune teller, oh my! All at the Normal Gym, in Illinois, and all for a dime! I love every inch of this so much, perhaps the drawings of clown and giraffe and elephant most of all. I'd guess maybe the event was a high school fundraiser or something along those lines, but don't know for sure but I'd love to think all of the invitations that went out were hand drawn postcards like this one, which is postmarked