Eldora, the premier equilibrist and juggler of the world – Historic Print
![Eldora, the premier equilibrist and juggler of the world, Detroit, Mich. : Calvert Litho. Co., [1892] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f8/f8fe0dea8fde-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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A window into the past: Eldora, the premier equilibrist and juggler of the world, preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Eldora, the premier equilibrist and juggler of the world
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Billed as "the premier equilibrist and juggler of the world," the performer Eldora appears in this large color lithograph, printed in Detroit by the Calvert Litho. Co. around 1892. Posters like this one were a core part of the advertising for late nineteenth-century variety stages, when touring acts moved from town to town and relied on big, eye-catching sheets to draw audiences to theaters and halls. Equilibrists, who balanced on wires, poles, or other unsteady supports, and jugglers were staples of these programs, and the poster's sweeping claims of supremacy reflect the boastful style typical of show advertising of the day.
| Created / published | Detroit, Mich. : Calvert Litho. Co., [1892] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 63 x 72 cm. |
| Genre | Mich." John F. Fields |
| Notes | Created by The Calvert Litho. Co. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,821 × 4,686 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220018 |
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