Hoyts A contented woman – Historic Poster 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.)
Description
This rare vintage poster captures Hoyts A contented woman in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Hoyts A contented woman
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The caption on this poster poses the question at its center: "Why shouldn't we vote?" Charles Hale Hoyt, the playwright named in the record, wrote popular comic plays that often poked fun at the social debates of his day, and women's suffrage was a hotly contested issue in 1898. The sheet was printed in Cincinnati by the U.S. Printing Co. and Russell-Morgan Print, using black-and-white lithography typical of the touring-show posters of the period. Its blunt, ironic tagline shows how theater advertising of the era used topical politics to draw audiences.
| Created / published | 1898 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph b&w ; 72 x 49 cm. |
| Notes | Created and copyrighted 1898 by The U.S. Printing Co. Cin. U.S.A. Russell-Morgan Print. Direction Fred E. Wright. Caption: Why shouldnt we vote? No. 3594. · Hoyt Charles Hale 1859-1900. Wright Fred E. Russell-Morgan Print. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 2,066 × 2,951 px · prints to 7 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-272899 |
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