Approximately 130 early broadsides circa 1870s-1890s. Condition varies but the paper is generally very clean and fresh for the period. Sizes vary, largest approx. 40 x 15in, smaller pieces are 25 x 9in. Many are pictorial, others, text only. Circuses include G.F. Bailey & Sons, but there are a number of other subjects including centennial broadsides, broadsides promoting various acts including some starring the pre-eminent actor of the day, Edwin Booth, Sal Smith (the greatest comic artist in the universe), lectures on phrenology, various minstrels and entertainments of every description, including "the wonderful decapitated head," Washburne's great troupe of Indians, etc.
Approximately 130 early broadsides circa 1870s-1890s. Condition varies but the paper is generally very clean and fresh for the period. Sizes vary, largest approx. 40 x 15in, smaller pieces are 25 x 9in. Many are pictorial, others, text only. Circuses include G.F. Bailey & Sons, but there are a number of other subjects including centennial broadsides, broadsides promoting various acts including some starring the pre-eminent actor of the day, Edwin Booth, Sal Smith (the greatest comic artist in the universe), lectures on phrenology, various minstrels and entertainments of every description, including "the wonderful decapitated head," Washburne's great troupe of Indians, etc.
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