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Willko Poster, c1900 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178R43.3

Scope and Contents

On the Tight Wire in Mid-Air, Thrilling Sensation. Colour illustration of male acrobatic act, three scenes on the top section of the poster showing the performer doing tricks on chairs on a tight wire, on the bottom section a large house set in a landscape and a tight wire on the front, the portrait of the performer and the performer doing a hand stand on a tight wire. Printed by Edward Harrison Litho Studio, 18 Regent Terrace, Sheffield.

Dates

  • Creation: c1900 - 1939

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room

Conditions Governing Use

Copies may be supplied or produced at the discretion of National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material

Extent

1 Item(s) ; 508mm x 638mm

Language of Materials

From the Fonds: English

Arrangement

Catalogued according to type

Physical Description

Framed

Cultural context

Occupation

Topical

Repository Details

Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository

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