Kellar's wonders – Historic Print
(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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A window into the past: Kellar's wonders, preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Harry Kellar, one of the best-known American stage magicians of the late 1800s, is the figure this tall poster advertises, and its subject headings also list demons, a reminder of how often nineteenth-century magic shows leaned on dramatic supernatural imagery. The color lithograph was printed by the Strobridge Litho Company, a Cincinnati firm that produced large theatrical posters for touring performers and companies. Its unusually narrow, tall format was built to catch attention on city billboards and theater fronts, where stage illusions were sold through bold graphics as much as through the performances themselves.
| Created / published | Cincinnati ; New York : Strobridge Litho. Co., c1900. |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 213 x 100 cm. |
| Notes | Created and copyright 1900 by The Strobridge Litho Co |
| Subjects | Kellar, Harry,--1849-1922--Performances. Demons. Magic. Magicians. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,131 × 5,154 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-226528 |
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