Circus poster showing seals during circus act. Caption says Trained by Captain Woodward. Every feat pictured above actually presented. $500.00 will be given to anyone producing a similar act. Original poster dates to 1899. Great vintage circus poster available in a number of sizes. Learn More
Photo shows the Gen. J.C. Robinson and other locomotive trains of the U.S. Military railroad at City Point, Virginia during the Civil War. Photo dates to between 1860 and 1865. Learn More
Vintage map shows the city of New Orleans, and the Mississippi River : Lake Pontchartrain in distance. Bird's-eye view of New Orleans with the Mississippi River in the foreground; prominent building and place names are listed below the image. This beautiful Currier & Ives map dates to 1885. <br /> Learn More
This 1896 circus poster depicts the big combined show of 'The Adam Forepaugh Show' and the 'Sells Brothers Big Show'. Both the artwork and the insistent text of this Strobridge poster of 1896 emphasize the bigness of the show. The thousands of circus-bound people pouring out of the excursion trains clinch the effect. Learn More
Circus poster showing the grand pavillion tents, trains, and other circus items. TITLE: The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth, the world's largest, grandest, best amusement institution. Great vintage circus poster available in a number of sizes. Learn More
Trained pigs were frequently seen on the traveling circuses. An act of trained house cats might have been included more often on the tiny dog and pony shows, but the one illustrated in this circus poster of a huge railroad circus is indeed a rarity. This Barnum & Bailey circus poster dates to 1890s. Learn More
Photo shows Burlington and Missouri passenger train near Hot Springs, S.D. Shows passengers standing in front of train and looking out of train windows. Photo dates to 1891. Learn More
A humorous print from an Italian illustrated periodical shows frogs dressed in street clothes climbing out of a packing crate carrying New Year's greetings on strips of paper, while a well-dressed woman watches. In the background, more frogs ride in a tram, in a balloon, and on a train marked "1881," and others sit on top of Mt. Vesuvius and the pyramids in Egypt. Learn More
