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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1920s Hot Circus Chicks Ringling Barnum & Bailey Circus Poster
$19.95Beautiful girls, stunning wardrobe, magnificent horses, a charming trainer, a clown, ring curbs and props - all these put together in one scene result in an extremely attractive circus poster. From the Ringling Bros. Barnum Bailey circus in the 1920s. Learn More -
1920s Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey Jungle Circus Poster
$19.95Tiger acts have always been popular because of the enormous size of the animals and their startling beauty. The black leopard was added to the group for variety and perhaps for prestige. This old Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey circus poster dates to the 1920s, when there were some 50 men and women trainers presenting big-cat acts on 14 circuses. Learn More -
1920s Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus Horse Poster
$19.95This 1920's Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus poster depicts Capt. Barry's famous educated equines. Shows 8 horses performing tricks. Learn More -
1920s Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Bears Circus Poster
$19.95This 1920s Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus poster illustrates bears wire walking, stilt walking, riding bicycles, skating, dancing and playing instruments. Learn More -
1938 Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey Gargantua Gorillas Circus Poster
$19.95Gargantua was the most heavily billed and promoted circus attraction since Barnum's elephant Jumbo in the early 1880s. From 1938, the date of this Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus poster, through 1948, Gargantua traveled from one end of the United States to the other in a huge air-conditioned cage. Learn More -
1940s Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus Poster
$19.95This 1940's Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey circus poster shows a snarling leopard and was used up to the 1970s, with only changes in lettering style. Learn More -
Adam Forepaugh Snake Charmer Circus Poster
$19.95This circus poster is dedicated to the snake charming routine in the circus. Posters were rarely devoted to snakes. This poster dates to 1894. Learn More -
Barnum & Bailey Football Dogs Circus Poster
$19.95This old Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth circus poster showcases The marvelous foot-ball dogs! Nice old poster showing a clown with performing dogs. Photo dates to between 1910 and 1919. Learn More -
Old Barnum & Bailey Circus Elephants Poster
$19.95This old Barnum & Bailey Circus poster shows six smaller panels with elephant routines and a large illustration in the middle of them of elephants. 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
