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The actual wood blocks are the ones that are reversed. The others are edited for closer inspection and readability. Large hand carved circus menagerie scene letterpress wood block. Made by the Neal Walters poster company in Arkansas c. 1930's-1940.…

In the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition of 1901, electricity became a central theme. By creating a hydroelectric plant at Niagara Falls, the Exposition was equipped with a seemingly endless electric source. In attempts to outdo Chicago’s efforts…

A string-bound "Drum/Mills Family Photo Album"ben horwitz

c. 1835, Joice Heth represented the beginnings of PT Barnum's career in the circus, but her success bore testament to PT Barnum's ability to recognize and exploit the desires of the American public. As given by the Thompson quote below, Americans…