"Exchange Lithograph Ticket" for Admission to the Walter L. Main Circus, circa 1898
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Artifact Overview
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, circus advance men, called "lithographers," promoted the show by posting advertisements in merchants' stores or pasting colorful posters on fences, buildings, and barns. In exchange, local businessmen, merchants and farmers would receive free passes to the circus. Lithographers for the Walter L. Main's Shows issued this ticket to those who helped publicize the soon-to-arrive attraction.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Admission ticket
Date Made
circa 1898
Subject Date
circa 1898
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2004.67.10
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Given by Fred R. Frisbie in Memory of his Grandfather, Ceil V. Frisbie.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 2.5 in
Width: 4.25 in
Inscriptions
on front:
GOOD ONLY WHEN SIGNED BY JESS WORLEN / WALTER L. MAIN'S GRANDEST AND BEST SHOWS ON EARTH / EXCHANGE LITHOGRAPH TICKET. ADMIT ONE. . .EMPIRE SHOW PRINTING CO., CHICAGO
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