Circus Poster, "John Robinson's Circus," circa 1925
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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
circa 1925
Subject Date
circa 1925
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Ohio, Cincinnati
Creator Notes
Printed by Strobridge & Co. Lith., Cincinnati, Ohio and New York, New York.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.1451.16
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 28.25 in
Width: 42 in
Inscriptions
Printed on poster from top down: JOHN ROBINSON'S CIRCUS / 4TH GENERATION OF THE WORLD FAMOUS NELSON FAMILY MOST ASTOUNDING ACROBATIC FEATS EVER CONCEIVED Printed under the image on the lower right corner: THE STROBRIDGE LITHO. CO. CINCINNATI & NEW YORK.
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