The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers--America's greatest shows consolidated--Madame Yucca, the female Hercules, the strongest woman on Earth [...] – Antique Wall Art
![The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers--America's greatest shows consolidated--Madame Yucca, the female Hercules, the strongest woman on Earth [...], c1898. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/4e/4e658e6a3ab0-L.webp)
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Step back in time with The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers--America's greatest shows consolidated--Madame Yucca, the female Hercules, the strongest woman on Earth [...], a vintage poster rich in period 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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The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers--America's greatest shows consolidated--Madame Yucca, the female Hercules, the strongest woman on Earth [...]
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Billed as the "female Hercules" and "strongest woman on Earth," Madame Yucca is the star of this poster, which promotes the combined Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers circus. Strongman and strongwoman acts drew large crowds to 1890s touring shows, and the lifting feats were sold as much through posters like this as through the performances. The sheet is a chromolithograph, built from separate stone impressions to produce its bold colors, and it was issued by the Courier Litho. Company of Buffalo, New York, one of several firms that supplied circus advertising to traveling shows of the period.
| Created / published | c1898. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Circus posters American 1890-1900.Chromolithographs Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Copyright by the Courier Litho. Co. Buffalo, New York. No. 2306. Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2005-2006. |
| Subjects | Adam Forepaugh & Sells Bros. Circus--People--1890-1900. Weight lifting--1890-1900. Circuses & shows--1890-1900. Circus performers--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,014 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-114917 |
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