- Collection:
- Georgia State Fair, Macon, 1886-1960
- Title:
- Flyer for the Flying Allens' balloon cannon act, 1939-1943?
- Creator:
- Flying Allens
- Date of Original:
- 1939/1943
- Subject:
- Georgia State Fair
Amusements--Georgia--Macon
Hot air balloons
Women entertainers
Women balloonists
Flying Allens
Jordan, E. Ross
Allen, Florence
Daredevils
Women daredevils
Advertising, Direct-mail
Advertising fliers - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bibb County, Macon, 32.84069, -83.6324
- Medium:
- fliers (printed matter)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- A flyer for the Flying Allens' balloon cannon act. This flyer comes from a collection of solicitations sent by various fair and carnival acts to E. Ross Jordan, Director of the Georgia State Fair in Macon from 1942 to 1955. The flyer advertises Florence Allen as "The only girl in the world doing a balloon-cannon act in mid-air."
A project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Middle Georgia Archives as part of Georgia HomePLACE. This project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_gsfr_gsf152
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_gsfr_gsf152#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_gsfr_gsf152/presentation/manifest.json
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Georgia State Fair Records, 1906-, Middle Georgia Archives, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Original Collection:
- Photograph held by the Middle Georgia Archives, Washington Memorial Library, Georgia State Fair Records, 1906-, oversize drawer 1, folder 10c: "Advertising Posters, Various circus acts and revues."
- Holding Institution:
- Washington Memorial Library, Middle Georgia Regional Library
- Rights:
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