Adam Forepaugh Shows - Historic Scenes and Battle of the American Revolution," circa 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
Copyright 1893
Keywords
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
35.784.42
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Strobridge Lithographing Co.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Colored ink
Technique
Printing (Process)
Lithography
Color
Multicolored
Red (Color)
White (Color)
Blue (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 40.25 in
Width: 30.25 in
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