Secret service by Wm. Gillette. – Antique Wall Art
(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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Printed in Cincinnati and New York around 1897, this color lithograph advertises William Gillette's *Secret Service*, a play Gillette both wrote and starred in. Its military figures and pointing hands reflect the story of Union espionage during the Civil War. Strobridge was a leading American maker of theatrical posters, and its bold sheets were pasted on walls and billboards to draw audiences to the box office. The copyright notice dates the design to 1897, when the play was still being staged widely.
| Created / published | Cincinnati ; New York : Strobridge Lith. Co., c1897. |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 76 x 100 cm. |
| Genre | Duke & Duchess of York at the Adelphi Theatre during its great London run. N.Y.-no. 7737." |
| Notes | C248705 U.S. Copyright Office Created and copyright 1897 by The Strobridge Lith. Co. |
| Subjects | Pointing fingers. Military personnel. Rulers--Great Britain. Theater audiences. Historical dramas. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,861 × 3,217 px · prints to 16 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220755 |
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