The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers, America's greatest shows consolidated--The miraculous Melrosas – Historic Print
![The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers, America's greatest shows consolidated--The miraculous Melrosas, Buffalo, N[ew] Y[ork] : Courier Company Lith. Dept., c1900. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/8e/8edb314af2c4-L.webp)
(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 Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers, America's greatest shows consolidated--The miraculous Melrosas, a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers, America's greatest shows consolidated--The miraculous Melrosas
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The Melrosas, billed as "miraculous," headline this chromolithograph for the combined Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers show, and the poster's emphasis on cyclists and aerialists points to the bicycle as a crowd draw. The two rival American circuses merged in 1897, and their advertising from around 1900 aimed to fill the bill with spectacle. Cycling was at the height of its popularity in the 1890s, so audiences already knew the act. Posters like this, printed in multicolor by firms such as the Courier Company in Buffalo, were pasted on walls and fences to pull crowds to a single day's performance.
| Created / published | Buffalo, N[ew] Y[ork] : Courier Company Lith. Dept., c1900. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : chromolithograph ; 71 x 105 cm. |
| Genre | Circus posters American 1900.Chromolithographs Color 1900. |
| Notes | No. 2894. Title from item. |
| Subjects | Adam Forepaugh & Sells Bros. Circus--People--1900. Cyclists--1900. Aerialists--1900. Circus performers--1900. Circuses & shows--1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,143 × 4,110 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223746 |
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