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Prepared from the source scan: surroundings removed and the sheet levelled where required. The source record remains available below.
The WPA & the Golden Age · The American Golden Age
Thurston the Great Magician, the Wonder Show of the Universe, Strobridge Poster
Thurston (magic show), 1915
Format
Archival pigment giclée on museum-grade matte art paper, color-managed to the source scan — the flat inks and stone grain intact. The 40×60 is the room-changer.
Size
$39.00
What it is
A Strobridge & Co. colour lithograph of 1915: 'Thurston the great magician, the wonder show of the universe'; 100 by 78 cm, the largest magic sheet in this set.
Why it matters
Thurston's travelling show grew so large it needed eight train cars.
What to notice
The claim on the bill is as big as the sheet.
Showmanship at full size.
Provenance
- School
- The American Golden Age — the Poster before 1931 (United States)
- Printer / house
- Strobridge & Co. Lith., Cincinnati
- Format
- Theater poster
- Poster published
- Thurston (magic show), 1915
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division · LCCN 2014636948
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-01.
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