Poster

Object number2014.35.3

Date1966

MediumPaper; ink; graphite; adhesive tape

Credit LineGift of Timothy Noel Tegge.

DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 41 × 14 in. (104.1 × 35.6 cm)
InscriptionsTextual field at top has black and red printed text "[star star] 27th ANNUAL TOUR [star star] / [line] / SPRINGFIELD / FAIRGROUNDS / 2:00 & / 8 P. M. / THU. JUNE 30 / MILLS BROS. 3 RING CIRCUS / ? AUSPICES ? / BOX 27 ASSOCIATES / ? THESE POSTERS DONATED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY ?". Along bottom edge is black printed text: bottom left is "TRIANGLE POSTER CO. - PGH., PA. Tel. 371-0774" and bottom right is "STYLE NO. A-105". Bottom right corner has handwritten in pencil "-1966-".
MarksAlong bottom edge is black printed text: bottom left is "TRIANGLE POSTER CO. - PGH., PA. Tel. 371-0774".
Historical NotesAfter returning from military service in World War II, David Rosenberg purchased a small printing company in Pittsburgh that had been operating since the early 1900s (originally owned by Shapiro Brothers). Named the Triangle Poster and Printing Company for its original location near the Point of Pittsburgh, Rosenberg's company specialized in printing colorful circus and fair poster using wood blocks and wood type. This printing technique produced rich, saturated colors in comparison to off-set printing, which eventually replaced the wood-block method. Triangle Poster and Printing Company still prints carnival and fair posters using wood blocks that were acquired over 50 years ago. This particular poster is for the Mills Bros. Circus, an average-size tent show which originated from Ohio and traveled across the Midwest between the mid-1940s through 1967.

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