Pawnee Bill's historic wild west .. the bullfight ... – Vintage 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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A window into the past: Pawnee Bill's historic wild west .. the bullfight ..., preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Pawnee Bill's historic wild west .. the bullfight ...
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Bullfighting was an unusual attraction for an American Wild West show, and this poster puts it front and center. Gordon W. Lillie, who performed as Pawnee Bill, ran a show that competed with Buffalo Bill's and relied on dramatic novelty acts to draw crowds. The Strobridge Litho. Co. of Cincinnati and New York was one of the leading makers of circus lithographs in the 1890s, and its bold colors and crowded layout reflect the style of traveling-show advertising of the period.
| Created / published | c1898. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | Circus posters 1890-1900.Prints Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati & New York. |
| Subjects | Pawnee Bill,--1860-1942--Performances. Bullfighting--United States--1890-1900. Bullfighters--1890-1900. Circus parades--United States--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,139 × 1,455 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217064 |
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