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Barnum & Bailey / Coney Island. 1898.
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Barnum & Bailey / Coney Island. 1898.
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PAI-LXXIV: Rare Posters
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Artist: ANONYMOUS
Size: 27 1/4 x 37 in./69.3 x 94 cm
Condition: A-/ Unobtrusive horizontal fold. Framed.
Printer: Strobridge, Cincinnati
Reference: Ref: PAI-LXII, 233
Key Words: Circus
Barnum & Bailey / Coney Island. 1898.
Beginning in 1880, and continuing until World War II, Coney Island was the single biggest amusement area in the United States. For more than a century it's been adored for the pure carnival fantasy of it, the mass congregation of its sideshow characters, and an atmosphere of devil-may-care lunacy. This classic poster was used by Barnum & Bailey for their British tour of 1898-1899, and served to enhance the reputation of this freewheeling national treasure in New York City. A visual delight as well as a historic document of great interest, this image was also published in the more common horizontal format (see PAI-XIV, 20). Bottom text reads: "Remarkable head-foremost dives from enormous heights into shallow depths of water, together with thrilling & daring aquatic & sub-aqueous feats of every description."
Size: 27 1/4 x 37 in./69.3 x 94 cm
Condition: A-/ Unobtrusive horizontal fold. Framed.
Printer: Strobridge, Cincinnati
Reference: Ref: PAI-LXII, 233
Key Words: Circus
Barnum & Bailey / Coney Island. 1898.
Beginning in 1880, and continuing until World War II, Coney Island was the single biggest amusement area in the United States. For more than a century it's been adored for the pure carnival fantasy of it, the mass congregation of its sideshow characters, and an atmosphere of devil-may-care lunacy. This classic poster was used by Barnum & Bailey for their British tour of 1898-1899, and served to enhance the reputation of this freewheeling national treasure in New York City. A visual delight as well as a historic document of great interest, this image was also published in the more common horizontal format (see PAI-XIV, 20). Bottom text reads: "Remarkable head-foremost dives from enormous heights into shallow depths of water, together with thrilling & daring aquatic & sub-aqueous feats of every description."
