Circus Poster, Barnum and Bailey Present "Marvelous Performances of the Troupe of Trained Cats and Pigs," circa 1895
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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 1895
Subject Date
circa 1895
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Printed by Strobridge & Co. Lith., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
35.784.119
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: Most Wonderful Addition to the CHILDREN'S CIRCUS. An Exact Illustration of the Marvelous Performances / of the Troupe of Trained Cats and Pigs, / Whose Clever and Remarkable Acts Amaze and Astound All Beholders. Actually Executing / A Succession of Hitherto Imagined Impossible Feats. / THE WORLD'S GRANDEST, LARGEST, BEST, AMUSEMENT INSTITUTION
Inscribed lower right: THE STROBRIDGE -LITH-CO- Cin'ti, NY London.
Printed upper right in image: B-No.52
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