[Dwarf in military uniform riding in walnut shell coach] – Vintage Poster
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(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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[Dwarf in military uniform riding in walnut shell coach] comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Dwarf in military uniform riding in walnut shell coach]
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A small figure in a military uniform, riding in a coach shaped like a walnut shell, makes this 1880 poster stand out from the usual theatrical bills of its day. Waters & Son printed the sheet in color from woodcut blocks, a method that gave showmen bold shapes and strong colors visible from across a street. Exhibitions of performers of unusual size, many touring with showmen such as P. T. Barnum, drew large crowds in the 1800s, and posters like this one promised spectacle at a glance. The record does not name the performer, and the title was supplied by cataloguers, so the act is best understood as part of that popular tradition.
| Created / published | 1880 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : woodcut color ; 76 x 160 cm. |
| Notes | Created by Waters & Son. Title devised. · Blaney Charles E. d. 1944. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 3,072 × 1,510 px · prints to 10 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-272436 |
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