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- Circus Poster, Adam Forepaugh & Sells Brothers Circus, "The Largest Variety of African and Asiatic Antelope Animals," circa 1900 - 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.
- circa 1900
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Circus Poster, Adam Forepaugh & Sells Brothers Circus, "The Largest Variety of African and Asiatic Antelope Animals," circa 1900
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.
- Circus Poster, Forepaugh & Sells Brothers, "The Most Graceful and Artistic Acrobats," circa 1900 -
- circa 1900
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Circus Poster, Forepaugh & Sells Brothers, "The Most Graceful and Artistic Acrobats," circa 1900
- Circus Poster, Adam Forepaugh & Sells Brothers Circus Present "Giant Birds of Every Clime," circa 1900 - 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.
- circa 1900
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Circus Poster, Adam Forepaugh & Sells Brothers Circus Present "Giant Birds of Every Clime," circa 1900
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.
- Advertising Poster for Bordon Manufacturing Company, 1908 - The automobile arrived at a time when American women were fighting for the right to vote and seeking expanded opportunities beyond traditional domestic roles. The car quickly became a symbol -- and instrument -- of this new freedom. Advertisers made frequent use of automobile imagery, and carmakers increasingly directed their ads toward women.
- 1908
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Advertising Poster for Bordon Manufacturing Company, 1908
The automobile arrived at a time when American women were fighting for the right to vote and seeking expanded opportunities beyond traditional domestic roles. The car quickly became a symbol -- and instrument -- of this new freedom. Advertisers made frequent use of automobile imagery, and carmakers increasingly directed their ads toward women.
- Advertising Poster, Barney Oldfield Endorsing Firestone Tires, circa 1910 - Racing hero Barney Oldfield built a career from his first race in Ford's "999." Then as now, durable tires were a key to victory, and Firestone sponsored his efforts. This poster features many of Oldfield's rides prior to 1910, including "999" at top left.
- circa 1910
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Advertising Poster, Barney Oldfield Endorsing Firestone Tires, circa 1910
Racing hero Barney Oldfield built a career from his first race in Ford's "999." Then as now, durable tires were a key to victory, and Firestone sponsored his efforts. This poster features many of Oldfield's rides prior to 1910, including "999" at top left.
- World War I Poster, "For Every Fighter a Woman Worker, " 1918 - During the First World War, governments of all the warring nations used poster campaigns to encourage civilian and military support of the war effort. Artists widely used an innovative advertising technique for these posters that moved away from a factual depiction of a product's material or event's subject to an emphasis on appealing to the viewer's emotions.
- 1918
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World War I Poster, "For Every Fighter a Woman Worker, " 1918
During the First World War, governments of all the warring nations used poster campaigns to encourage civilian and military support of the war effort. Artists widely used an innovative advertising technique for these posters that moved away from a factual depiction of a product's material or event's subject to an emphasis on appealing to the viewer's emotions.
- World War I Poster, "That Liberty Shall not Perish from the Earth, Buy Liberty Bonds," 1918 - During the First World War, governments of all the warring nations used poster campaigns to encourage civilian and military support of the war effort. Artists widely used an innovative advertising technique for these posters that moved away from a factual depiction of a product's material or event's subject to an emphasis on appealing to the viewer's emotions.
- 1918
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World War I Poster, "That Liberty Shall not Perish from the Earth, Buy Liberty Bonds," 1918
During the First World War, governments of all the warring nations used poster campaigns to encourage civilian and military support of the war effort. Artists widely used an innovative advertising technique for these posters that moved away from a factual depiction of a product's material or event's subject to an emphasis on appealing to the viewer's emotions.
- World War I Poster, "The Spirit of Woman-Power," circa 1917 - During the First World War, governments of all the warring nations used poster campaigns to encourage civilian and military support of the war effort. Artists widely used an innovative advertising technique for these posters that moved away from a factual depiction of a product's material or event's subject to an emphasis on appealing to the viewer's emotions.
- circa 1917
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World War I Poster, "The Spirit of Woman-Power," circa 1917
During the First World War, governments of all the warring nations used poster campaigns to encourage civilian and military support of the war effort. Artists widely used an innovative advertising technique for these posters that moved away from a factual depiction of a product's material or event's subject to an emphasis on appealing to the viewer's emotions.
- Recruiting Poster, "Sports, The Army Builds Men," 1937 -
- 1937
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Recruiting Poster, "Sports, The Army Builds Men," 1937
- Advertising Poster Featuring the Master Magician Thurston, "All Out of a Hat" circa 1928 -
- circa 1928
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Advertising Poster Featuring the Master Magician Thurston, "All Out of a Hat" circa 1928