John Robinson's $25,000 challenge feature--Mr. Louis Cyr strongest man on Earth--Assisted by the French Hercules Horace Barre ... – Vintage Print
(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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A window into the past: John Robinson's $25,000 challenge feature--Mr. Louis Cyr strongest man on Earth--Assisted by the French Hercules Horace Barre ..., preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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John Robinson's $25,000 challenge feature--Mr. Louis Cyr strongest man on Earth--Assisted by the French Hercules Horace Barre ...
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The $25,000 challenge at the center of this poster invited anyone to test their strength against Louis Cyr, billed as the strongest man on Earth. Cyr, a French-Canadian lifter born in 1863, was among the best-known strongmen of his era, and circus tours carried his feats well beyond Quebec. The bill also names Horace Barre, the "French Hercules," as an assisting performer. Printed in color lithography, the poster was built to catch eyes from a distance on fences and walls.
| Created / published | c1898. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : chromolithograph, color. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1890-1900.Circus posters American 1890-1900.Chromolithographs Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Copyright by the Courier Litho. Co. |
| Subjects | Cyr, Louis,--1863-1912--Performances. Barre, Horace--Performances. Strong men--1890-1900. Circuses & shows--1890-1900. Circus performers--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,462 × 1,168 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218956 |
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