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The grand lay-out – Antique Wall Art

The grand lay-out, c1874. — vintage poster
The grand lay-out, c1874.. 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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Step back in time with The grand lay-out, a vintage poster rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Titled "The grand lay-out," this color lithograph shows the full sweep of a traveling show, the kind of street parade that announced a circus before the big top ever went up. Commercial lithographers turned out circus posters in large runs during the 1870s, and this one was registered for copyright under Gibson & Co., a firm associated with circus printing. Posters like this were pasted on barns, storefronts and fences, so their bold color and crowded scenes had to sell the show at a glance. The parade itself was free advertising, drawing crowds into the streets to see the animals, wagons and performers.

Created / publishedc1874.
Medium1 print : lithograph, color.
GenreCircus posters 1870-1880.Advertisements 1870-1880.Lithographs Color 1870-1880.
Notes4316E U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Gibson & Co.
SubjectsCircus parades--1870-1880. Circuses & shows--1870-1880.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,329 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-219656

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