The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth--L'Auto Bolide thrilling dip of death--M'lle Mauricia de Tiers, the fearless, young and fascinating Parisian, in a dreadful, headlong leap, loop and topsy turvy plunging somersault with an automobile [...] – Antique Print
![The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth--L'Auto Bolide thrilling dip of death--M'lle Mauricia de Tiers, the fearless, young and fascinating Parisian, in a dreadful, headlong leap, loop and topsy turvy plunging somersault with an automobile [...], c1905. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b2/b256bd012171-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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The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth--L'Auto Bolide thrilling dip of death--M'lle Mauricia de Tiers, the fearless, young and fascinating Parisian, in a dreadful, headlong leap, loop and topsy turvy plunging somersault with an automobile [...] comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Few circus posters promised a stunt as alarming as this one, which shows the young Parisian performer M'lle Mauricia de Tiers in a headlong leap, loop, and somersault with an automobile, billed as "L'Auto Bolide." Motorcars were still a novelty around 1905, and circus managers eagerly borrowed their thrill to draw crowds to the Barnum and Bailey show. The sheet is credited to the Strobridge Litho. Company of Cincinnati and New York, whose bold color and oversized lettering were meant to catch the eye from across a street.
| Created / published | c1905. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : chromolithograph, color. |
| Genre | Circus posters American 1900-1910.Chromolithographs Color 1900-1910. |
| Notes | No. 21. Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati and New York. |
| Subjects | De Tiers, Mauricia. Barnum and Bailey--People--1900-1910. Circuses & shows--1900-1910. Circus performers--1900-1910. Daredevils--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,444 × 1,147 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219049 |
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