The Alaskan: An Original Comic Opera, Edward Martindel Poster – Historic Poster Reproduction
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This vintage poster of The Alaskan: An Original Comic Opera, Edward Martindel Poster brings a moment of history to your wall. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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The Alaskan: An Original Comic Opera, Edward Martindel Poster
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This poster advertises *The Alaskan*, a comic opera whose title places it squarely in the Alaska territory, a place that was still unfamiliar to most American theatergoers when such shows were staged. Purchased from Russia in 1867, Alaska drew wide public attention in the late 1890s, when the gold rushes in the Yukon and Klondike turned the North into a popular subject for newspapers, songs and stage productions. Posters like this one were meant to catch the eye of passersby and sell tickets, so their bold lettering and dramatic scenes reflect the commercial lithography of the period. The artist's name, Edward Martindel, is the main clue to who made the design, and it is worth noticing how the poster blends theatrical promotion with the public's appetite for tales of the frontier.
| Original scan | 2,132 × 2,958 px · prints to 7 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 0211u |
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