Chicago Tribune

Wisconsin bar owner uncovers huge, 134-year-old circus poster: ‘It should never have survived’

All Ron Berger wanted was to install a door between two buildings. Instead, much to his astonishment, he opened a window into the early history of Durand, Wisconsin, on Labor Day weekend 2015 when he ...
Indiana Gazette

Durand bar owner uncovers 134-year-old circus poster

DURAND, Wis. (AP) — All Ron Berger wanted was to install a door between two buildings. Instead, much to his astonishment, he opened a window into the early history of Durand on Labor Day weekend 2015 ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Huge 19th Century Circus Poster Found in Walls of Wisconsin Bar

The134-year-old circus advertisement was crafted using lithograph, a material meant to degrade over time. After uncovering it in the Corral Bar and Riverside Grill, the family who owns the ...
Berkshire Eagle

Bennington Museum exhibit explores Nicholas Whitman's transition from photographer to conservator of 19th-century circus posters

Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Tuesday. Closed Wednesday. Admission: $15, general; $12, seniors and students; Free for 17 and under. Information: 802-447-1571, benningtonmuseum.org He first ...
insider.si.edu

Forever Vintage Circus Posters: Ringling Bros, Barnum & Bailey, Elephant FDC

mint; multicolored; Vintage Circus Posters; Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus Poster with Elephant; stamp says, "RINGLING BROS / AND BARNUM & BAILEY / GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH" in blue across top, ...