Circus Poster, Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Circus Present, "See the New Woman in a Novel Sphere," 1896

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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

1896

Creator Notes

Printed by Strobridge & Co. Lith., Cincinnati, Ohio.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

35.784.86

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

Printed at top: ADAM FOREPAUGH & SELLS BROTHERS / ENORMOUS SHOWS COMBINED Printed at bottom: LEAP YEAR LADIES OF LAUGHTER / "VARIABLE AS THE SHADE / BY THE LIGHT QUIVERING ASPEN MADE" / SEE THE NEW WOMAN IN A NOVEL SPHERE/ INTRODUCING THREE GREAT EQUESTRIENNES OF THE DAY / THE ONLY CLOWN WOMEN / WHO WEAR THE COMIC CROWN. Inscribed at lower towards right: Copyright 1896 By / THE / STROBRIDGE / Lith Co. / Cinti & N.Y. Printed on upper right corner: S-11
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