The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers--America's greatest shows consolidated--Madame Yucca, the female Hercules, the strongest woman on Earth [...] – Vintage Print
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Madame Yucca, billed as the female Hercules and the strongest woman on Earth, is the star of this chromolithograph, a poster printed around 1898 for the Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers circus. The two rival shows had merged by then, and the poster promotes the combined "America's greatest shows" as a single touring attraction. Strongman acts drew large crowds in the 1890s, when a woman performing feats of strength was a striking novelty on the midway and in the big top. The poster was produced by the Courier Lithographing Company of Buffalo, New York, one of several firms that turned out bold color posters for traveling shows of the period.
| Created / published | c1898. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Circus posters American 1890-1900.Chromolithographs Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Copyright by the Courier Litho. Co. Buffalo, New York. No. 2306. Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2005-2006. |
| Subjects | Adam Forepaugh & Sells Bros. Circus--People--1890-1900. Weight lifting--1890-1900. Circuses & shows--1890-1900. Circus performers--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,440 × 1,150 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219051 |
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