Circus Poster, Barnum and Bailey Present "Thrilling Races Between Most Accomplished High Class Equestrians," circa 1890
THF81708 / Circus Poster, Barnum and Bailey Present "Thrilling Races Between Most Accomplished High Class Equestrians," circa 1890
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Poster
Date Made
circa 1890
Subject Date
circa 1890
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Printed by Strobridge & Co. Lith., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
35.784.162
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 at top: THE BARNUM & BAILEY GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
Printed at bottom:
THRILLING RACES Between Most Accomplished HIGH CLASS EQUESTRIANS Furious Dash Of Two Five Horse / Tandem Teams of Thoroughbreds, / Around The Immense Racing Track, Jumping High Hurdles As They Fly, Presenting The Most Daring, Finished & / Terrific Act Of Expert Horsemanship Ever Witnessed. THE WORLD'S GRANDEST, LARGEST, BEST, AMUSEMENT INSTITUTION
Inscribed lower left: THE STROBRIDGE. LITH. CO. Cin'ti-NY-London.
Printed upper right in image: B-25
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