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Whiteleys Original Hidden Hand Co. – Vintage Poster Wall Art

Whiteleys Original Hidden Hand Co., 1884 — vintage poster
Whiteleys Original Hidden Hand Co., 1884. Vintage poster from the Vintage Theater Posters collection.

(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: Whiteleys Original Hidden Hand Co., preserved in this vintage poster. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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The tall, narrow sheet, about 208 by 109 centimeters, and the caption "Old Hurricane" set this 1884 poster apart from the other theater bills on the board. It advertises the Whiteleys Original Hidden Hand Company, a touring troupe built around E.D.E.N. Southworth's popular 1859 novel *The Hidden Hand*, which had been serialized in the *New York Ledger* and was widely adapted for the stage. The color woodcut was produced by J. B. Jeffery, a Chicago printer, and it reflects how traveling companies in the 1880s relied on bold, eye-catching posters to draw audiences to town.

Created / published1884
Medium1 print (poster) : woodcut color ; 208 x 109 cm.
NotesCreated by Jno. B. Jeffery Pr. & Eng. Chicago. Copyright secured. Caption: Old Hurricane. · Whiteleys Original Hidden Hand Co.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Performing Arts Posters
Original scan1,047 × 1,962 px · prints to 3 × 7 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-THR-273802

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