Title:
Crossley and Elder - the Scottish champions in triumphant illustrations of popular Caledonian games
Scope & Content:
Seven depictions of Scottish games such as the hammer throw, standing high leap, and putting the stone are demonstrated by a male figure in short red and gold pants in a bucolic setting. Mountains, a river and forests can be seen in the background.
This poster is one of many fine examples of circus posters printed by the Strobridge Lithograph Company of Cincinnati in the early 1880s when American entrepreneur and cultural icon P.T. Barnum first negotiated the merger of his circus to form "P.T. Barnum's and Great London Combined."
This poster is one of many fine examples of circus posters printed by the Strobridge Lithograph Company of Cincinnati in the early 1880s when American entrepreneur and cultural icon P.T. Barnum first negotiated the merger of his circus to form "P.T. Barnum's and Great London Combined."
Extent of Description:
ca. 24 1/2" x 31"
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