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Newmann's Famous Road Show circus poster with tent and crowd – Vintage Poster Wall Art

Newmann's Famous Road Show circus poster with tent and crowd — vintage poster
Newmann's Famous Road Show circus poster with tent and crowd. Vintage poster from the Circus & Carnival collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

Step back in time with Newmann's Famous Road Show circus poster with tent and crowd, a vintage poster rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

Newmann's Famous Road Show circus poster with tent and crowd

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Lead with what sets this poster apart: it advertises Newmann's Famous Road Show, a traveling circus, and shows a tent with a crowd gathered in front of it. Posters like this were the main way touring shows announced their arrival in a town, usually pasted on barns, storefronts and fences weeks before the wagons rolled in. The crowd shown in the scene signals the spectacle that drew audiences from surrounding farms and villages. Worth noticing is how the printed art promised more than a small traveling troupe could always deliver, which is part of the appeal of these bold, colorful advertisements today.

Original scan2,039 × 2,858 px · prints to 7 × 10 in at 300 dpi
Reference1655u

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