Circus Poster, Barnum & Bailey Circus Presents Mooney's "Giants," The Famous Elephant Base-Ball Team, 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

Creator Notes

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

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

35.784.30

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. Inscribed at lower left: Copyright 1913 By / The / Strobridge / Litho. Co. / Cincinnati & New York. Printed below: MOONEY'S "GIANTS" THE BIG LEAGUE LEADERS /THE FAMOUS ELEPHANT BASE-BALL TEAM. Printed at upper right corner: 13-B-223
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