Lyman H. Howe's New Marvels in Moving Pictures poster – Historic Poster Reproduction
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Lyman H. Howe's New Marvels in Moving Pictures poster comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Lyman H. Howe's New Marvels in Moving Pictures poster
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Lyman H. Howe built a traveling show that carried early motion pictures to small towns and opera houses across the United States, long before movie theaters were common. His programs mixed films with live narration, music, and colored slides, and audiences were often promised scenes from distant places they would never see in person. Posters like this one were a central part of the business, advertising the novelty of moving images to local crowds. Looking closely at the lettering and layout shows how exhibitors sold the new medium as a form of education and wonder.
| Original scan | 3,010 × 4,236 px · prints to 10 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 05941u |
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