The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers America's greatest shows consolidated--Achille Philion the marvelous equilibrist and originator – Historic 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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This rare vintage poster captures The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers America's greatest shows consolidated--Achille Philion the marvelous equilibrist and originator in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers America's greatest shows consolidated--Achille Philion the marvelous equilibrist and originator
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Achille Philion, billed here as "the marvelous equilibrist and originator," is the star of this chromolithograph, which promotes the Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers show around 1899. An equilibrist was a balancing performer, and the poster presents Philion as the act's headline attraction. The show took its name from two rival circus companies that had merged, and by the late 1890s its posters used bold color and dramatic claims to draw crowds in towns along its route. The print was copyrighted by the Courier Lithograph Company, one of the commercial firms that produced such posters for traveling shows.
| Created / published | c1899. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : chromolithograph, color. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1890-1900.Circus posters American 1890-1900.Chromolithographs Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | 22981 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by the Courier Litho. Co. |
| Subjects | Philion, Achille--Performances. Adam Forepaugh & Sells Bros. Circus--People--1890-1900. Acrobats--1890-1900. Circuses & shows--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,450 × 1,144 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218952 |
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