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1944. Paper. Fair. No Binding. 7 X 11 Inches. Single, tan sheet folded to 7 X 11 inches, creating four panels of printed information about the event, with the rear panel displaying a Coca-Cola ad and a picture of cowboy film star Hoot Gibson. Horizontal crease, edge tears, a shallow corner chip, and some faint staining along the fold. Writing on the rear panel in green ink indicating the attendance date. Cover photo of a cowboy on a bucking bronc. Opening the program to the interior panels reveals credits for the production of the event and a list of rodeo events, with blanks to fill in name and place for contestants, and circus-like performances, such as trick and fancy horse riding, trick roping, etc. A scarce program for this Chicago performance of the traveling rodeo/circus during World War II..

Austin, Texas: Eakin Press, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Very slight spotting to top edge of page block, barely noticeable, else a fine copy. Inscribed by the author to the previous owners. 83 pages with Glossary of Circus Terms and Bibliography. A biography of the woman known throughout Texas as "Aunt Mollie" who ran and traveled with the Mollie A. Bailey Show for nearly half a century..