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[Five male trapeze artists performing at a circus] – Vintage Print

[Five male trapeze artists performing at a circus], Detroit, Mich. : Calvert Litho Co., c1890. — vintage poster
[Five male trapeze artists performing at a circus], Detroit, Mich. : Calvert Litho Co., c1890.. Vintage poster from the Circus & Carnival 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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Five male trapeze artists dominate this hand-colored lithograph, a poster printed by the Calvert Litho Co. of Detroit around 1890. Its title was devised by Library of Congress staff, so the wording describes the scene rather than repeating a printed caption. In the 1890s, American circuses relied on large, eye-catching posters like this one to draw crowds from town to town, and aerial acts were a favorite selling point because their risk and athleticism translated well into bold color. The hand coloring added a warmth that plainer mass-produced posters often lacked.

Created / publishedDetroit, Mich. : Calvert Litho Co., c1890.
Medium1 print (poster) : lithograph, hand-colored ; 75 x 101 cm.
GenreCircus posters American 1890.Lithographs Hand-colored 1890.
Notes35191V U.S. Copyright Office. Title devised by Library staff. Copyright by the Calvert Litho. No. 51.
SubjectsAerialists--1890. Circus performers--1890. Circuses & shows--1890.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,109 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-115031

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