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The theatrical atlas / G. Cruikshank fect., British Cartoon Print

Edmund Kean, as the humpbacked Richard III, standing on a large book labeled Shakespear, with a model of Drury Lane Theatre, a massive block labeled Whitbreads Intire, on his head. Forms part of : British Carto... More

Mrs. Merry as Alzira / De Wilde pinxt. ; Leney sculp.

Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ella Zuila, the Australian funambuliste

K11710 U.S. Copyright Office Created and "copyright Metropolitan Litho Studio, 29 Warren St., N.Y., 1879." J.E. Jackson, agent. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Poster - Jennie Yeamans "Our Jennie" - Public domain lithograph

Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Rays in A hot old time by Edgar Selden.

C248355 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Ninety in the shade. Created and "copyright 1897 by The H.C. Miner Litho. Co., N.Y." No. 5727. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Sapho: Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique / / PAL.

Performing arts poster for a performance of a comic opera by Henri Cain and Arthur Bernède, with music by Jules Massenet and based on a novel by Alphonse Daudet, showing Emma Calvé as Fanny LeGrand.

Die Barnum & Bailey groesste schaustellung der welt Reiter-wettrennen....

Poster showing a man standing on horse bareback. Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati & New York. Printed in America.

[Maxine Elliott, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, as Porti...

No. 3. Copyright by Burr McIntosh. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Genthe collection - Isadora Duncan dancing

Title devised. Credit line: Genthe photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the Genthe photograph collection is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/l... More

Desha dancing, lantern slide lantern slide

Public domain photograph of lantern slide, dance, dancer, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[R. J. Boyd playing fiddle; and Millard Garrett playing banjo, both fr...

Title and date devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Photos taken during the Asheville Mountain Music Festival. Handwritten on back: "R.J. Boyd & Millard Garrett (70 & 72 ye... More

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus - See you at the greatest sh...

Circus poster showing a clown face. Gift; Ringling Bros., 1945. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey the greatest show on earth

Circus poster showing seven women performing in a cage with big cats. Copyright deposit.

Houdini jumps from Harvard Bridge, Boston, Massachusetts John H. Thurs...

Photograph shows Houdini standing by the side of the Charles River wearing chains and handcuffs. Master of the "Impossible Possible," Houdini performs one of his stunning manacled jumps from Harvard Bridge, fo... More

Nat King Cole - Public domain portrait photograph

Photographs show singer Nat King Cole performing and socializing. Includes Cole performing in a nightclub; performing for patients at a Chicago hospital; visiting a church and playing piano with choir member; d... More

Nat King Cole - Public domain portrait photograph

The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers America's greatest shows consoli...

Man performing on ball on beam and spiral ramp. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ringling Bros World's Greatest Shows - Last days of the Century or the...

Circus poster showing a big parade with men in uniforms on horseback.

[Stavin' Chain playing guitar and singing the ballad "Batson," (fiddle...

Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Scene from "Little Italy" showing Minnie Maddern Fiske lying on bed, ...

Illus. no. 6 in album of photographs. No. 13530. Public domain photograph of bedroom, furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chas. H. Kabrich, the only bike-chute aeronaut novel and thrilling, bi...

B217635(?) U.S. Copyright Office Copyright by Chas. H. Kabrich. Created by "The Donaldson Litho. Co., Cin'ti, O." Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

The John Robinson Largest, Most Complete Menagerie on Earth

Circus poster showing interior view of various animals in cages. Copyright deposit.

[Zan Zig performing with rabbit and roses, including hat trick and lev...

Created and "copyright 1899 by The Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati & New York." N.Y. no. 8751. Forms part of: Magic poster collection (Library of Congress)

John Robinson's $25,000 challenge feature--Mr. Louis Cyr strongest man...

Circus poster showing various scenes demonstrating strength such as Louis Cyr lifting 25 men at once and Barre supporting an elephant on a platform. Copyright by the Courier Litho. Co.

Primrose & West's Big Minstrels

A247726 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: 3 superb military bands. Created and "copyright 1895 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cinti=N.Y." No. 6604. Forms part of: Minstrel poster collection (Library of Congress)

[German actress Hedwig Reicher wearing costume of "Columbia" with othe...

Title devised by Library staff based on New York Times article, March 3, 1913. Caption in the photograph may refer to one of the background figures in veils: "Florence F. Noyes as 'Liberty' in suffrage pageant.... More

Mr. Henry Ludlowe in The raven the love story of Edgar Allan Poe by Ge...

Mabel's lovers: the suprised suitor / B.P.

Motion picture poster for "Mabel's lovers, the suprised suitor" shows Mabel Normand with four men staring at her legs; one man faints into the arms of another; well dressed woman standing in background. A Keys... More

Ringling Bros.--Crandall and his comic burlesque equestrian act on his...

Poster showing the clown Crandall performing with his mule, and small portraits of Crandall and of the Ringling brothers. No. 2650.

Henry Irving and Ellen Terry as Benedick and Beatrice in "Much ado abo...

Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[The Houdinis perform Metamorphosis]

Public domain scan of American poster, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

John W. Isham's celebrities - Public domain portrait drawing

Caption: Mattie Wilkes, soprano : great singers of the century. Created and "copyright 1896 by The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cin. & N.Y." Isham & Graff, sole proprietors. No. 7287. Forms part of: Theatrical poster ... More

Poster - Rosabel Morrison in Carmen - Public domain lithograph

B244188 U.S. Copyright Office "Copyright 1896 by Edw. J. Abra[ha]m." Created by "Liebler & Maass Lith., New York." No. T-29 1917. Under the management of Edw. J. Abra[ha]m. Forms part of: Theatrical poster coll... More

De Wolf Hopper in Wang by J. Cheever Goodwin & Woolson Morse ; managem...

Created by "The Gillin Print Co., N.Y." No. 3827. Gift; Maxine Williams; 1973. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

John Robinson's big feature ... Louis Cyr - The Canadian strongman. $2...

Circus poster showing Louis Cyr with arms crossed. Copyright deposit. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Joseph Hart Vaudeville Co. direct from Weber & Fields Music Hall, New ...

Caption: Frank Gardiner. Created and "copyright 1899 Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y." No. 2790. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Ringling Brothers world's greatest shows - Hotly contested races in th...

Circus poster showing three men straddled on two horses each, racing. Copyright deposit.

Delcher & Hennessy present Miss Coghlan as Becky Sharp in Thackeray's ...

D17431 U.S. Copyright Office Created and "copyright, 1900, by The U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." No. 4809. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Alexander the man who knows - Public domain portrait print

Transferred from; LC Rare Book and Special Collections Division; 1956. Forms part of: Magic poster collection (Library of Congress) Forms part of: McManus-Young collection of pictorial material relating to magic.

[Playbill with cast of characters, starring Minnie Maddern Fiske, in "...

Page 1 in album of photoprints.

[Houdini, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, in chains]

Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, born in Budapest in 1874. He was one of the most famous and successful magicians of his time, known for his spectacular escape acts and death-de... More

The Carl Hagenbeck greater shows... Triple circus. East India expositi...

Circus poster showing text surrounded by pictures of wild animals and equestrian performances. Copyright deposit.

The moving picture cowboy Tom Mix doing stunts. The way he told the st...

Motion picture poster for "The moving picture cowboy" shows Tom Mix being bucked off a horse and an inset showing Mix with posssibly the director and fellow actor, and photographer in the background. Color lit... More

Isadora Duncan dancing, lantern slide

Public domain photograph of lantern slide, dance, dancer, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Genthe collection - Anna Pavlova dancing

Title devised. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. ID: LC-G389-1163-D (vd# 71)

Ruth St. Denis dancing - Drawing. Public domain image.

Title devised. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. ID: LC-G39-0301-D-011 (vd# 126); related image

Arnold Genthe. Ruth St. Denis dancing. Public domain artistic photogra...

Title devised. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. ID: LC-G432-301-D-025 (vd# 10403)

[Houdini is secured in a straitjacket]

Desha and Leah dancing - Public domain portrait drawing

Title devised. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. ID: LC-G39-3628-E-005 (vd# 1035); similar image, same people; sleeve

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey - The world's most beautiful specta...

Circus poster showing women in costumes dancing and horses dressed as seahorses. Copyright deposit.

[Celia Cruz, full-length portrait, facing front, on stage]

Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Las Vegas superstar illusionists Siegfried (right) and Roy (and a larg...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Michelle Cannon, right, owns and runs the Cannon Quarter Horse Ranch n...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More

Genthe collection - Isadora Duncan dancing

Poster - Kellar in his latest mystery - Public domain lithograph

C252447 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Self decapitation. Created and "copyright 1897 by The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cin'ti & New York." N.Y. no. 7647. Forms part of: Magic poster collection (Library of Congress)

Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Lawson Wood

Circus poster showing monkeys going to the circus and paying elephant with nuts. Copyright by Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Combined Shows, Inc. Copyright deposit.

Hippodrome program for the season 1917-1918

Program book for the New York Hippodrome, New York City, for the 1917-1918 season, including several pages of advertisements. The booklet features the performance program for an elaborate variety bill, "Cheer ... More

Nat King Cole - Public domain portrait photograph

Poster - Jerome's A jay in New York - Public domain lithograph

65845 U.S. Copyright Office "Russell-Morgan Print." Caption: Boyle and Graham. Created and "copyrighted 1898 by The U.S. Printing Co., Cin., U.S.A." No. 3511. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Librar... More

Poster - Billy Lester's Big Show - Public domain lithograph

"Eugene Wellington, sole prop'r and manager." Caption: Hungarian necromancers, Bellag [i.e., Bellac] & Aouda. Created by "The Donaldson Lith. Co., Cin., O." Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library ... More

Royal Japanese Troupe, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1...

Y18985 U.S. Copyright Office Created by "The United States Ptg, Co., Russell & Morgan Factories, Cincinnati, O., copyrighted 1892." No. 1534. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

The Moving Picture Cowboy Tom Mix doing stunts. The way he told the st...

Motion picture poster for "The moving picture cowboy" shows advertising motion picture comedy of Tom Mix jumping from horse to railroad car in front of photographer and seated on ground with hand on his head. ... More

Poster - The Hungry heart, Movie Poster - Public domain lithograph

Motion picture poster for "The Hungry Heart" shows a butterfly with the shape of a woman (actress Alice Brady?) hovering near roses. Caption: From the famous play "Frou Frou." Copyright 1917, World Film Corporation.

Poster - The Hungry heart, Movie Poster - Public domain lithograph

Ivanhoe - concert / theatrical poster, Movie Poster

Motion picture poster for "Ivanhoe" shows actor King Baggot as Ivanhoe. Caption: The great "IMP" feature film. Produced by Herbert Brenon at Chepstow Castle. Three reels. Stamped on back: Nederlands Filmmuseum... More

Madam Girard Gyer [as] Bartholdi's statue presented by the republic of...

Q16801 U.S. Copyright Office Created by "The Jno. B. Jeffery Print. and Eng. Co., Chicago." Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

"The Bull-dogger" / Ritchey Lith. Corp.

Motion picture poster for "The bull-dogger" shows a head-and-shoulders portrait of African American cowboy, Bill Pickett, wearing a cowboy hat and with one arm raised as though he were leaning against something... More

Mathews & Bulger in the polite comic play, At gay Coney Island by Levi...

B252633 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Out of it! Created and "copyright 1896 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cinti & N.Y." Direction, A.M. Miller, Jr., Fred Peel. No. 7303. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collecti... More

William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee

Caption: Lew Sully, the "original" comedian presenting ideas of his own. Created and "copyright 1900 by The Strobridge Litho Co, Cin'ti & New York." N.Y. no. 9008. Forms part of: Minstrel poster collection (Lib... More

Leon the Wizard, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 19...

Caption: Rehan, juggler. Created by "The Gillin Litho. Co., N.Y." Direction of Harry Franks. No. 906. Transferred from; LC Rare Book and Special Collections Division; 1956. Forms part of: McManus-Young collecti... More

William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee

Caption: Waterbury Bros. & Tenney : absolutely the world's greatest comedy musical artists. Created and "copyright, 1900, by The U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." No. 4353. Forms ... More

Royal Lilliputians the biggest and littlest things on earth.

D11816 U.S. Copyright Office Created and "copyright, 1900, by The U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." No. 4658. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Frederick Warde's superb production of Runnymede by William Greer Harr...

A249579 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Robin Hood defies King John. Created and "copyright 1895 by The Strobridge Lith Co., Cinti - N.Y." No. 6726. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congre... More

Oliver Scott's Refined Negro Minstrels representing the pick of the en...

"Copyright 1898 by Russell-Morgan Print." Caption: The most gorgeous presentation in modern minstrelsy. A magnificent pot pourri of mirth and music. Created by "Russell-Morgan Print (U.S. Printing Co.), Cincinn... More

Charles Frohman presents William Gillette in his new four act drama, S...

D6401 U.S. Copyright Office Created by "The Metropolitan Print., 222 to 232 W. 26th St., New York." Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Ringling Bros.--Crandall and his comic burlesque equestrian act on his...

Poster showing the clown Crandall performing with his mule, and small portraits of Crandall and of the Ringling brothers. No. 2650.

Poster - Robt. McWade as Rip Van Winkle - Public domain lithograph

K13135 U.S. Copyright Office Created and "copyright Metropolitan Litho. Studio, 29 Warren St., N.Y., 1879." J.E. Jackson, agent. Signed: R. Muller. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Robson & Crane in Shakespeare's "Comedy of errors"

William Shakespeare books and illustrations Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Robson & Crane as the knaves of Shakespeare

William Shakespeare books and illustrations Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The marvellous Bard, phenomenal trick swinging wire artist

Caption: This act is entirely different to all others and must be seen to be realized. Created by "Moody Bros., Birmingham." Transferred from; LC Rare Book and Special Collections Division; 1956. Forms part of:... More

Hennessy Leroyles big dramatic production, Linked by law

Z62745 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Col. Jelleby Jordan : his great original creation. Created and "copyright 1894, The Gribler Bank Note Company, Chicago, U.S.A." No. 850. Forms part of: Theatrical poster co... More

Frederick Warde's superb production of Runnymede by William Greer Harr...

A249574 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Frederick Warde as Robin Hood. Created and "copyright 1895 by The Strobridge Lith Co., Cinti N.Y." No. 6716. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

[Oscar Girard, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing right, ...

7506 U.S. Copyright Office. Photoprint by(?) F.D. Foss, Chicago. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mrs. Herbert L. Flint the little hypnotic sunbeam.

Created by National Ptg. & Eng. Co., Chicago. No. C3. Portrait from photograph. Transferred from; LC Rare Book and Special Collections Division; 1956. Forms part of: Magic poster collection (Library of Congress... More

Farewell tour of Eduard Strauss, Imperial Court musical director and h...

D16868 U.S. Copyright Office "Chickering piano used." Created and "copyright, 1900, by The U.S. Printing Co, Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." Direction, Mr. Rudolph Aronson. No. 4785. Forms part of... More

Coming Robert Warwick and Doris Kenyon in "A girl's folly" / KD.

Motion picture poster for "A Girl's Folly" showing a partially draped woman lying at the base of a large mask (tragedy?) which appears to be lamenting the girl's folly. Copyright by World Film Corp'n.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

Circus poster showing three monkeys dressed as clowns performing with an elephant. Copyright deposit.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey the greatest show on earth

Circus poster showing a man and woman with three performing seals. Copyright deposit.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey the greatest show on earth

Circus poster showing an elephant carrying a clown on his trunk. Copyright deposit.

Las Vegas illusionists Siegfried (right) & Roy, and a large feline fri...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Sept. 26 - Oct. 1 Market Squ...

Circus poster showing the face of a tiger above text on board. Copyright deposit.

Kellar, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

Created and "copyright 1894 by The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cincinnati - New York." No. 6152C. Forms part of: Magic poster collection (Library of Congress)

Kellar, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

Created and "copyright 1899 by The Strobridge Litho Co, Cin'ti & New York." N.Y. no. 8495. Similar smaller versions of poster: POS - MAG - .K44, no. 8 (C size); POS - MAG - .K44, no. 8a (C size). Forms part of:... More

Kellar in his latest mystery - Public domain dedication image

C252448 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Self decapitation. Created and "copyright 1897 by The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cincinnati & New York." N.Y. no. 7754. Forms part of: Magic poster collection (Library of Congress)

Kellar, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

D10719 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Levitation. Created and "copyright 1900 by The Strobridge Litho Co, Cincinnati & New York." N.Y. No. 8949 Forms part of: Magic poster collection (Library of Congress) Upper... More

Nat King Cole - Public domain portrait photograph

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