Australian, hand painted sideshow banner for Harmon’s Boxing Troupe, showing boxers ‘going at it’ a fixture of the Australian agricultural show circuit during the 1940s. These banners were displayed on sideshow alley to entice fairgoers into the boxing tent to witness professionals take on local challengers. These banners are important relics of Australia’s cultural and sporting history and rare survivors of the golden age of Australian carnival history.
275 cm wide x 285 cm length