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Additional authors

1. Riverside Print Co. ltg

Description

1. 1 poster : col.; 106 x 71 cm., on identically-sized linen backing.

Summary

1. Depicts a large crowd of people watching seven aerialists performing tricks on the high wire, including picking up a hankerchief from the wire, males carrying female partners, a solo female aerialist, and a male jumping onto or over a table held by two circus attendants. Four aerialist carry large Chinese parasols.

Donor/Sponsor

1. National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.

Series statement

1. Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923

Subject

1. Main, Walter L
2. Tightrope walking -- Pictorial works
3. Aerialists -- United States
4. Umbrella and parasols -- Pictorial works
5. Circuses & shows -- United States -- 1891-1900
6. Advertising -- Circus
7. Posters & lobby cards

Genre/Form

1. Circus posters.

Call number

1. MWEZ+++ n.c. 7483 (Main)

Note

1. Illustrated poster for the Walter L. Main circus shows.
2. "National Show Co. Inc, Operators"--Upper left corner.
3. "High wire artists"--Upper right.
4. "Introducing the most difficult and dangerous feats ever devised by human ingenuity"--Lower right.

Additional formats (note)

1. Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.

Biography (note)

1. Walter L. Main founded his circus in 1885 and, four years later, sold it to the Schribner and Smith Circus. In 1890 his next circus was a wagon show, converted later to rails which toured on 27 cars. He sold this circus in 1889 but by 1901 had another. By 1904 he ceased personally managing circuses but for the next three decades he leased his popular name to various managers, including Andrew Downie, 1918-1924, Floyd and Howard King, 1925-1928, and others from 1930-1937.

Title

1. Walter L. Main 3 ring trained wild animal shows circus poster [graphic]

Imprint

1. Milwaukee : Riverside Print, [between 1890 and 1904]

Series

1. Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923

Additional formats

1. Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.

Biography

1. Walter L. Main founded his circus in 1885 and, four years later, sold it to the Schribner and Smith Circus. In 1890 his next circus was a wagon show, converted later to rails which toured on 27 cars. He sold this circus in 1889 but by 1901 had another. By 1904 he ceased personally managing circuses but for the next three decades he leased his popular name to various managers, including Andrew Downie, 1918-1924, Floyd and Howard King, 1925-1928, and others from 1930-1937.

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Indexed term

1. Posters & lobby cards

Local subject

1. National Show Co., Inc.

Added author

1. Riverside Print Co. Lithographer

Publisher no.

1. 2591

Research call number

1. MWEZ+++ n.c. 7483 (Main)