The Real thing in cowboys cupid in chaps. – Historic Reproduction
(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 Real thing in cowboys cupid in chaps., a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Cupid in Chaps" is a color lithograph poster for a Selig western comedy, and its title puts a playful spin on a cowboy love story. Selig Polyscope, one of the earliest American film studios, was founded in Chicago, and its western pictures helped make the cowboy a staple of silent-era entertainment. The poster was printed in Chicago by the Goes Lithographing Company, a firm that produced much of the large, bright advertising theaters used to draw crowds. Its courtship and romance themes reflect the comic love-story formula that filled early movie programs.
| Created / published | Chicago : Goes Litho. Co., c1914. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | Motion picture posters 1910-1920.Prints Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Copyright by Selig Polyscope Co. A Selig western comedy. |
| Subjects | Courtship--1910-1920. Love--1910-1920. Cowboys--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 807 × 1,216 px · prints to 3 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216823 |
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