Circus Poster, Adam Forepaugh & Sells Brothers Circus Present "Giant Birds of Every Clime," circa 1900
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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 1900
Subject Date
circa 1900
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Printed by Strobridge & Co. Lith., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
35.784.298
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Strobridge Lithographing Co.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 31 in
Width: 26 in
Inscriptions
Printed at top: FOREPAUGH & SELLS BROTHERS' 20TH CENTURY COLOSSUS/ JAMES A. BAILEY, W.W. COLE. LEWIS SELLS. PETER SELLS. EQUAL OWNERS
Printed at bottom: GIANT BIRDS OF EVERY CLIME. / Ostriches, Emus, Cassowaries, Adjutants, Pelicans, Laughing Jackass From Austrialia And Many Language-Gifted And Song Birds.
Inscribed at lower left center: The/ STROBRIDGE LITH CO./ Cinti-NY-London.
Number at upper right corner: 5033
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