Sells Brothers Circus Poster, c. 1895

Sells Brothers Circus Poster, c. 1895 captures the acrobatic troupe known as the Great Costellos performing thrilling mid-air routines on the aerial horizontal bars, tumbling and somersaulting above a packed circus ring beneath the banner "The Big Show of the World." A costumed ringmaster stands at attention beside the performers, embodying the showmanship of the Sells Brothers' Enormous United Shows, one of the major traveling circuses of late 19th-century America.

Sells Brothers Circus Poster, c. 1895. Vintage American Circus Advertising Canvas Print.