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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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 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 -
1900 Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Circus Poster
$19.95Vintage circus poster for Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers showing circus performers riding bicycles on tightropes. This old poster dates to 1900. Great vintage circus poster available in a number of sizes. Learn More -
1900 Barnum & Bailey Circus Clowns and Farm Animals Circus Poster
$19.95Vintage circus poster showing clowns with performing animals including geese, roosters, and a donkey. Poster dates to 1900. Great vintage circus poster available in a number of sizes.
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1900s Barnum & Bailey Horses German Circus Poster
$19.95Circus poster Men in military uniforms standing while bareback riding on horses (as many as three horses per rider) racing around a track and jumping hurdles. TITLE: Die Barnum & Bailey groesste schaustellung der welt Der welt gr?sstes, grossartigstes, bestes amusements-institut. Original circus poster dates to 1900. Great vintage circus poster available in a number of sizes. Learn More -
1900s Barnum & Bailey Performing Animals Poster
$19.95This old Barnum & Bailey circus poster shows clowns with performing animals including geese, roosters, and a musical donkey. Poster dates to around 1900. Learn More -
1900s Ringling Bros Wild Animals Circus Poster
$19.95This Ringling Bros. circus poster of the 1900 era, by the Courier Lithograph Company of Buffalo, NY, calls the menagerie an 'Exposition of Natural History', and it was a truly educational extension of the circus. Audiences of the hinterland were especially fascinated by the exotic beasts which they had never seen before. Learn More
