The great laughing success, Newmann the Great in two hours of fun! science! mystery! – Vintage Wall Art
![The great laughing success, Newmann the Great in two hours of fun! science! mystery!, St. Paul : Standard, [ca. 1930] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/41/4129cbc46ef3-L.webp)
(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.)
Description
Step back in time with The great laughing success, Newmann the Great in two hours of fun! science! mystery!, a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Order it framed and ready to hang, or unframed to match a frame you already love. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
The great laughing success, Newmann the Great in two hours of fun! science! mystery!
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
The poster bills its headliner as "Newmann the Great" and promises "two hours of fun! science! mystery!" in large type, a pitch that blends comedy, demonstration, and illusion. Color lithographs like this were the standard advertising tool for touring stage shows in the early twentieth century, when traveling magicians, vaudeville acts, and tent companies relied on bold posters pasted on walls and storefronts to draw crowds. The St. Paul printer, Standard, is named in the record, which places the piece in the Upper Midwest's commercial print trade around 1930. Notice how the lettering competes for attention with the figure and color, since the poster had only seconds to persuade a passerby to buy a ticket.
| Created / published | St. Paul : Standard, [ca. 1930] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 70 x 104 cm. |
| Notes | Created by Standard |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,132 × 4,110 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-226537 |
More from the Astrology & Magic collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
