[Female acrobats on trapezes at circus] – Historic Reproduction
![[Female acrobats on trapezes at circus], 1890 — historic image](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/e2/e2a975c49c66-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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This rare historic image captures [Female acrobats on trapezes at circus] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Female trapeze artists were a strong draw on American circus bills by the 1890s, and this 1890 print shows a group of them suspended on their bars in a lithographed scene. The copyright line credits the Calvert Lithographing Company of Detroit, a firm known for colorful advertising and poster work that carried circus and theater imagery to towns across the country. Prints like this one were often made to promote a show, so the bold color and dramatic poses were meant to catch a passerby's eye from a street wall or a billboard.
| Created / published | 1890 |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Copyright by the Calvert Litho. Co., Detroit, Mich. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,326 × 976 px · prints to 4 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 4 |
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