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The annual invasion / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain image
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Illustration shows actors and characters (some in cages), acrobats, and theater props being unloaded from a ship into a dock-side warehouse.
Caption: Arrival of the all-star Argonauts in quest of the golden "fleece."
Illus. in: Puck, v. 58, no. 1487 (1905 August 30), centerfold.
Copyright 1905 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Circus performers, shows, posters and lithographs. Modern travelling circus started in the early 1800s. Circus advertising used to draw crowds - there were only one or two performances per circus stop. Many ads were simple woodblock prints mentioning the name of the circus, the price of admission. Later, in the early 20th century, colorful, fanciful custom designs of leaping animals, clowns, and ringmasters became standard for circus posters.
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