Showing posts with label circus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label circus. Show all posts
Friday, August 31, 2012
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Monday, June 18, 2012
Saturday, June 16, 2012
BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST SHOW
The Wild West Show was formed in 1883 and lasted for 20 years. The show toured the world and was extremely popular. The poster are not as common as vintage circus posters,but the images are very attractive. Advance men would travel ahead of the show and plaster towns with the vibrant images advertising the acts and excitement of the entertainment.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Sunday, June 5, 2011
some circus posters
In the 19th century traveling circuses were very popular in the United States. To advertise the shows , advance men would travel ahead of the circus and blanket towns with circus posters advertising the coming circuses. These posters had to be large and colorful to catch potential customer's attention. The advertisements were not meant to be permanent, so the actual posters are fairly rare, but reproductions were widely available.
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