Hoyts A black sheep – Antique Poster Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Hoyts A black sheep comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Hoyts A black sheep
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Its caption, "Sheriff you let my trunk alone!", gives the only glimpse of the comedy's plot, a moment of farcical panic that the poster turns into its selling point. The title names Charles Hale Hoyt, a playwright known for popular, fast-paced farces in the 1880s and 1890s, and the production was presented under the Hoyt & McKee management. The lithograph was printed by the Strobridge Lithographing Company, a Cincinnati and New York firm that produced much of the bright, large-format theatrical advertising of the period.
| Created / published | 1894 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 78 x 102 cm. |
| Notes | Z51585 U.S. Copyright Office Created and copyright 1894 by The Strobridge Lith. Co. Cinti New-York. Hoyt & McKee proprietors. Caption: Sheriff you let my trunk alone! No. 6161. · Hoyt Charles Hale 1859-1900. Hoyt & McKee. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 2,811 × 2,147 px · prints to 9 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-273675 |
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