EARLY PUBLIC RELATIONS
Originally called “P. T. Barnum’s Great Traveling Museum, Menagerie, Caravan, and Hippodrome,” Barnum’s circus merged with Bailey’s circus in 1881 and again with the Ringling Bros. in 1919. Even with the ups and downs of the ringling bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus over the decades, Barnum’s original catchphrase, “The Greatest show on Earth,” endures to this day. The Advertising Archives
Originally called “P. T. Barnum’s Great Traveling Museum, Menagerie, Caravan, and Hippodrome,” Barnum’s circus merged with Bailey’s circus in 1881 and again with the Ringling Bros. in 1919. Even with the ups and downs of the ringling bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus over the decades, Barnum’s original catchphrase, “The Greatest show on Earth,” endures to this day. The Advertising Archives