Circus Posters
Vintage Circus Posters
We have a beautiful collection of old and vintage circus posters dating from the late 1800s to the 1970s. These include posters from the Ringling Brothers circus, Barnum & Bailey circus, Adam Forepaugh circus, and Sells Brothers circuses, to name a few.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the circus was an annual event awaited with great anticipation. Weeks before the circus was due to arrive, colorful posters appeared on barns and fences, announcing the dates and new performers. When the circus arrived, excitement grew as wagons, elephants, and clowns paraded through town. Most circus posters feature dramatic new acts or exotic animals; many make outrageous (and sometimes utterly false) claims – the largest, the smallest, the most dangerous, the rarest, the one and only, etc.
These vintage circus posters make great decorator pieces and will brighten up any office, home decor, or kid's playroom. Available in a variety of sizes and every vintage circus poster comes with a money back guarantee so shop with confidence.
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Sells Floto Circus M'lle Beeson Acrobat Poster
$19.95This old Sells Floto circus poster shows tight-rope walker Beeson prancing with a parasol. Nice old vintage poster. Learn More -
Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey Chariots Circus Poster
$19.95This highly animated Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey circus poster gains additional interest from the female driver of the foreground quadriga. This is from the 1930s. Learn More -
Old Barnum & Bailey Trained Animals Circus Poster
$19.95Trained 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 -
1899 The Great Forepaugh & Sells Brothers Circus Poster
$19.95Circus poster showing a juggler, and contortionists performing various acts including backward dives from an extension ladder. Title: The great Forepaugh & Sells Brothers shows combined. Phenomenal acts of contortion. Poster dates to 1899. Learn More -
1899 Ringling Bros. Burlesque Equestrian Act Circus Poster
$19.95Vintage circus poster for Ringling Bros. Title: Ringling Bros.--Crandall and his comic burlesque equestrian act on his riding mule Thunderbolt. This old circus poster dates to 1899. Great vintage circus poster available in a number of sizes. Learn More -
1899 Barnum & Bailey Tent & Trains Circus Poster
$19.95Circus 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 -
1898 Barnum & Bailey Japanese Acrobat Circus Poster
$19.95Vintage circus poster showing a Japanese tight-rope walker descending a steeply angled wire. This poster dates to 1898. Learn More -
1897 Barnum & Bailey Horse Fair Circus Poster
$19.95Fine horses are among the mainstays of any circus. To promenade the prancing beauties in one huge column around the hippodrome track created a great spectacle. The artists of this 1897 Barnum & Bailey circus poster caught all of the feel of this grand march. Learn More -
1896 Forepaugh Sells Brothers Circus Poster
$19.95This 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 -
1896 Barnum & Bailey Acrobats Circus Poster
$19.95Vintage circus poster for Barnum & Bailey. Title: The Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth The World's Largest, Grandest, Best Amusement Institution. Sub-caption says "The World Famouse Silbons The Masterly Monarch of the air in a series of most difficult, ingenious and startling aerial feats." Poster dates to 1896. Learn More
