Sells Brothers enormous united shows. ... Correct interior view of the great five continent menagerie ... – Historic Photo 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.)
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Step back in time with Sells Brothers enormous united shows. ... Correct interior view of the great five continent menagerie ..., a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Sells Brothers enormous united shows. ... Correct interior view of the great five continent menagerie ...
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The Sells Brothers show advertised its "great five continent menagerie" with an interior view of the animal tent, a draw for audiences who could walk past the cages before the performance. The Sells family ran a well-known traveling circus in the 1880s and 1890s, and their posters used bold color and crowded scenes to announce what was coming to town. Printed in the years when chromolithography made large, vivid advertising sheets affordable, the piece shows how circus owners sold the chance to see exotic animals up close.
| Created / published | c1895. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Circus posters 1890-1900.Chromolithographs 1890-1900. |
| Subjects | Circuses & shows--United States--1890-1900. Animals--1890-1900. Cages--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,462 × 1,160 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217027 |
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