"Mat. Wixom's Great R.R. Show Circus," 1893
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Martin Van Buren "Mat" Wixom was a Michigan-based showman. He and his sons operated a small, regional circus that traveled to mid-Michigan's rural communities between 1874 and 1897. Wixom would create a new gimmick for the circus every year to fuel the audience's anticipation. In 1893, he put up the Great Railroad Show and traveled on a 3-car train throughout the region.
Martin Van Buren "Mat" Wixom was a Michigan-based showman. He and his sons operated a small, regional circus that traveled to mid-Michigan's rural communities between 1874 and 1897. Wixom would create a new gimmick for the circus every year to fuel the audience's anticipation. In 1893, he put up the Great Railroad Show and traveled on a 3-car train throughout the region.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1893
Creator Notes
Original poster lithographer was Donaldson Lithograph Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. The photographer is unidentified.
Keywords
Wixom, Ernest Bradley, 1872-1933
Wixom, Franklin Isaac, 1864-1943
Wixom, Martin Van Buren (Mat), 1843-1907
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.1451.26
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 5.5 in
Width: 7.375 in
Inscriptions
The color version of the poster in this photograph reads from top to bottom: MAT. WIXOM'S / GREAT R.R. SHOW. / FATHER & SONS. / MANAGERS Name under each portrait: F.I. WIXOM / E.B. WIXOM / M.V.B. WIXOM / R.D. WIXOM / VAN WIXOM Typed on back of image: Reproduction of a one-sheet lithograph used season 1893.
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