Name/Title
PosterEntry/Object ID
GHS 438Description
Wood frame, painted black, rectangular in shape. Announcement printed in black on white paper reads, "The Great Athletic Troupe. A Grand Performance will be given on the grounds of the Washington Lane Hotel, Germantown. Saturday Evening, September 30, 1870. The Company comprises the best selected talent in the United States. Programme for the Evening. Booth with his daring feats on a velocipede, the champion of the world. Sigpedanto, the daring gymnast, on the flying rings. Frank Lawry, the Great Californian tight rope artist, W. Lipman, the Man Fish, eats, drinks, and smokes while in the water. Sensational feats on the flying trapeze by Sig. Pedanto. Slack rope stilt walking by F. Lawry. Ceiling walking by Sig. Pedanto. Doors open at 7 to commence at 8. --cents, children half price."Made/Created
Date made
1870Notes
Creation Date: 1870Dimensions
Height
19-3/4 inWidth
8-1/2 inDepth
1/2 inMaterial
Wood, glass, paperProvenance
Notes
See GHS True Accession Book, 'Poster of the Athletic Troupe 1870. C.F. Jenkins"