Circus Poster, "Sells Brothers Enormous United Shows," 1893
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In the late nineteenth century, printers developed a lithograph method that produced brightly colored posters. In advance of a circus coming to town, general agents glued these eye-catching generic posters to building walls, fences, and in window displays. To announce when and where the performances would happen, local printers sometimes provided letterpress paper date strips to paste onto the posters' lower margin.
In the late nineteenth century, printers developed a lithograph method that produced brightly colored posters. In advance of a circus coming to town, general agents glued these eye-catching generic posters to building walls, fences, and in window displays. To announce when and where the performances would happen, local printers sometimes provided letterpress paper date strips to paste onto the posters' lower margin.
Artifact
Poster
Date Made
1893
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Ohio, Cincinnati
Creator Notes
Printed by Strobridge & Co. Lith., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
35.784.57
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Strobridge Lithographing Co.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height : 40.25 in
Width: 30.25 in
Inscriptions
Circus poster printed on top: THE BIG SHOW OF THE WORLD Printed in decorated circle: EXACT INTERIOR / SCENE OF THE 3 RING CIRCUS / AND / ROMAN HIPPODROME / EVERY ACT & EVERY FEATURE/ SHOWN IN THIS PICTURE / ACTUALLY PRESENTED / AT EVERY / PERFORMANCE. Printed at bottom: SELLS / BROTHERS/ENORMOUS UNITED SHOWS. Inscribed at lower left: Copyright by / THE / STROBRDIGE / LITH. CO. / Cin'ti New York. Printed at upper right of image: S-12
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