"Lithographer's 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
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2004.67.11
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
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 2.375 in
Width: 4.5 in
Inscriptions
on front:
LITHOGRAPHER'S TICKET / WALTER L. MAIN'S GRANDEST AND BEST SHOWS ON EARTH / ACCOUNT OF LITHOGRAPHING. / ADMIT ONE / WALTER COOPER Agent
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