The Pastime moving picture show – Historic Reproduction
![The Pastime moving picture show, [S.l. : s.n., 1913] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/98/983f4756dc49-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.)
Description
This rare vintage poster captures The Pastime moving picture show in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The Pastime moving picture show
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Advertising a movie house rather than a single film, this color lithograph for The Pastime moving picture show was probably printed in 1913, when storefront theaters were spreading through American towns. Its subject, a group of bathing beauties, reflects a common tactic of the period, as posters used glamorous, lightly dressed women to draw crowds to shows that changed often. Color lithography was the standard method for such bills, letting printers produce large runs of bright, eye-catching sheets for shop windows and walls.
| Created / published | [S.l. : s.n., 1913] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color ; 76 x 58 cm. |
| Genre | Advertisements 1910-1920.Motion picture posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Title from item. Purchase; (DLC/PP-2000:057). |
| Subjects | Bathing beauties--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,099 × 5,116 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-226617 |
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