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- Circus Poster, "John Robinson's Circus," circa 1925 - 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 1925
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Circus Poster, "John Robinson's Circus," circa 1925
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, "Old Fashion Molasses," circa 1900 - This turn-of-the-twentieth-century advertisement was used to sell Old Fashion Molasses. This and similar ads with depictions of African American also reflect the racial prejudices of the time. To white consumers this seemingly innocuous image of a smiling African-American woman idealized nonexistent times when whites believed they ruled benevolently and blacks "knew their place." The added stereotypical language also supported this racial view.
- circa 1900
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Advertising Poster, "Old Fashion Molasses," circa 1900
This turn-of-the-twentieth-century advertisement was used to sell Old Fashion Molasses. This and similar ads with depictions of African American also reflect the racial prejudices of the time. To white consumers this seemingly innocuous image of a smiling African-American woman idealized nonexistent times when whites believed they ruled benevolently and blacks "knew their place." The added stereotypical language also supported this racial view.
- Circus Poster, "Forepaugh & Sells Brothers Circus Enormous Shows United," 1902 - 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.
- 1902
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Circus Poster, "Forepaugh & Sells Brothers Circus Enormous Shows United," 1902
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, Sells Brothers Enormous United Shows, Equestrians in Three Ring Circus, circa 1890 - 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 1890
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Circus Poster, Sells Brothers Enormous United Shows, Equestrians in Three Ring Circus, circa 1890
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, Miller Brothers & Arlington Circus, Featuring the "101 Ranch, the Real Wild West," 1913 - 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.
- 1913
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Circus Poster, Miller Brothers & Arlington Circus, Featuring the "101 Ranch, the Real Wild West," 1913
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, "Sells Brothers Enormous United Shows," 1893 - 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.
- 1893
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Circus Poster, "Sells Brothers Enormous United Shows," 1893
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, Buffalo Bill's Wild West & Frontier Exhibition, 1908 -
- 1908
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Circus Poster, Buffalo Bill's Wild West & Frontier Exhibition, 1908
- Circus Poster, Barnum and Bailey Circus Presents "24 Monster and Baby Performing Elephants," 1896 - 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.
- 1896
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Circus Poster, Barnum and Bailey Circus Presents "24 Monster and Baby Performing Elephants," 1896
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, Barnum and Bailey Circus Presents "The World-Famous Silbons, The Masterly Monarchs of the Air," 1896 - 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.
- 1896
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Circus Poster, Barnum and Bailey Circus Presents "The World-Famous Silbons, The Masterly Monarchs of the Air," 1896
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, Barnum and Bailey Circus Presents: "Oriental India," 1896 - 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.
- 1896
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Circus Poster, Barnum and Bailey Circus Presents: "Oriental India," 1896
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.