Circus Poster, Miller Bros & Arlington 101 Wild West Ranch Presents Dare-Devil Auto Polo in Racing Motor Cars, 1913
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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
1913
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Printed by Strobridge & Company Lithographers, Cincinnati, Ohio
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
35.784.240
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
Poster reads: DARE-DEVIL DRIVING / By DEATH DEFYING EXPERTS / AUTO- / POLO / with / MILLER BROS / & ARLINGTON / 101 RANCH / WILD WEST
Printed at bottom: THE THRILLING SPORT PLAYED WITH RACING MOTOR CARS; / IN EACH AUTO A FEARLESS DRIVER and "JOCKEY". THE CARS START FOR THE BALL AT BREAK-NECK SPEED, / REGARDLESS OF DANGER OR COLLISION, THE OBJECT BEING TO DRIVE IT TO THE GOAL POSTS.
Printed at left: "A SPORT COMBINING / ALL THE RISKS OF A / BULL FIGHT, FOOT-BALL / GAME and A RIDE IN AN AEROPLANE." / London News.
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