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Description
In 1925, the showman Karl Gabriel (1857-1931) advertised his "business ventures" at the Oktoberfest in the "Illustrierte Münchener Oktoberfest-Nachrichten". The eight-page paper was published in a print run of 300,000 copies. It could be purchased for ten pfennigs. Every year, Gabriel also advertised with other advertising media in addition to this news format. In addition to newspaper advertisements and posters, he had advertising cards printed in colour with the programme items for his attractions distributed. In the promotional booklet's contributions, Gabriel refers to his four Oktoberfest attractions. In addition to an "Ethnological Exposition", the showman also presented the "Magnificent Riding Track" in the Hippodrome, the "Funny Wheel" and a "Freak Show". As a supplement, there is also a detailed map of the attractions on the Theresienwiese inside the print. To demonstrate his many years of expertise, Gabriel also presents a review of his previous show businesses in the booklet, which from today's perspective were inhumane and racist expositions of human beings. Staged shots of the "Samoa in Munich" (1910), "Tripoli in Munich" (1912) and the "Fairytale Town of Lilliput" (1911) attractions can be seen. The sheet also contains a foreign report by the well-known animal trader John Hagenbeck (1866-1940), who Gabriel had taken the "India in Munich" ethnological show over from in 1925.