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Buster is coming – Historic Print

Buster is coming, 1907 — vintage poster
Buster is coming, 1907. Vintage poster from the San Francisco collection.

(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 Buster is coming in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Buster Brown, the mischievous boy in the bowl-cut and sailor suit, was created by cartoonist R.F. Outcault, who first drew him in the New York Herald's comic pages in 1902. This 1907 color lithograph advertises a stage production built around the character, printed by the U.S. Lithograph Co. and Russell-Morgan Print of Cincinnati and New York. Posters like this one were a major way touring shows drew audiences in the early 1900s, and the character's popularity also led to a long run of licensed merchandise, most famously shoe advertising.

Created / published1907
Medium1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 54 x 34 cm.
NotesCreated and copyrighted 1907 by The U.S. Lithograph Co. Russell-Morgan Print Cincinnati & New York. Character created by R.F. Outcault. No. 10575. · Outcault Richard Felton 1863-1928. Russell-Morgan Print.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Performing Arts Posters
Original scan1,940 × 3,012 px · prints to 6 × 10 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-THR-272817

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