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14. "Mac and Peggy MacDonald and the Besalou Elephants" from Circus Pictures (F279-17) issued by Quaker Oats to promote Muffets Shredded Wheat

Publisher Quaker Oats Company American
1953
Not on view
From Circus Pictures (F279-17) issued by Quaker Oats. 16 cards in set. Found inside boxes of Muffets Shredded Wheat. Image on front of circus animals and performers. Back includes information on the featured entertainers. 3D pictures to be viewed with glasses provided (images appear out of focus without them).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: 14. "Mac and Peggy MacDonald and the Besalou Elephants" from Circus Pictures (F279-17) issued by Quaker Oats to promote Muffets Shredded Wheat
  • Publisher: Quaker Oats Company (American)
  • Date: 1953
  • Medium: Commercial lithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 5 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (14.6 × 7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
  • Object Number: Burdick 310, F279-17.6
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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