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American commercial printing came into its own in the late 19th century, driven by advances in color lithography and a booming market for advertising, travel, and entertainment. By the mid-20th century, the country had developed a visual language all its own, from the bold optimism of WPA-era work to the slick illustration of postwar magazine culture. The pieces shown here are period originals from that tradition.

United States

American commercial printing came into its own in the late 19th century, driven by advances in color lithography and a booming market for advertising, travel, and entertainment. By the mid-20th century, the country had developed a visual language all its own, from the bold optimism of WPA-era work to the slick illustration of postwar magazine culture. The pieces shown here are period originals from that tradition.

Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth c.1960 $85.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 13.25" x 18.25"

Year: c.1960

British Benevolence- Puck Magazine c.1882 $75.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.0" x 9.75"

Year: c.1882

Turn of the Year- Puck Magazine c.1903 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 12.75" x 9.5"

Year: c.1903

Hair the Musical c.1979 $250.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 41.0" x 27.0"

Year: c.1979

Army Camp, Fortune Magazine c.1941 $60.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.75" x 11.0"

Year: c.1941

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May, Esquire Calendar by Varga c.1949 $60.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 11.0" x 8.5"

Year: c.1949

Axis Airdrop- Collier's Magazine c.1942 $75.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1942

La Frivola Cigars, Salesman Sample c.1885 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Product Label

Size: 5.5" x 8.25"

Year: c.1885

Madison Avenue c.1961 $100.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 36.0" x 14.0"

Year: c.1961

Native Americans- Collier's Magazine c.1939 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.0" x 10.75"

Year: c.1939

Voting Day- The New Yorker c.1972 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 11.0" x 8.0"

Year: c.1972

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Rationing Gives Your Fair Share, WW2 c.1943 $240.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 39.5" x 28.5"

Year: c.1943

Brown & Root Excavator by Robert Grossman c.1967 $65.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 10.75" x 8.25"

Year: c.1967

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes c.1979 $240.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 36.0" x 14.0"

Year: c.1979

Flea Market Finds- The New Yorker c.1953 $45.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 11.0" x 8.0"

Year: c.1953

Snowy Ambush- Collier's Magazine c.1941 $60.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1941

Mystery Submarine, Insert c.1963 $100.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 36.0" x 14.0"

Year: c.1963

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Detroit, Michigan, Cram's Atlas c.1889 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Map

Size: 11.0" x 14.5"

Year: c.1889

Stoneground by Randy Tuten c.1972 $140.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 19.0" x 13.25"

Year: c.1972

Secret Service in Darkest Africa c.1943 $875.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 79.0" x 41.0"

Year: c.1943

Canned Heat by Alton Kelley, Postcard (FDD-7) c.1967 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Postcard

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1967

Simulium Society- NY Forest, Fish, Game Commission c.1902 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 8.0"

Year: c.1902

Love by San Andreas Fault, Postcard (FD-146) c.1968 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Postcard

Size: 4.5" x 6.5"

Year: c.1968

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Sebadoh by Arminski, Handbill c.1999 $85.00 USD

Item Type: Postcard

Size: 8.5" x 4.25"

Year: c.1999

Troublesome Again- Puck Political Magazine c.1896 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 12.75" x 9.5"

Year: c.1896

Canned Heat by Robert Fried, Postcard (FDD-14) c.1967 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Postcard

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1967

Big Brother by Bob Fried (BG-124-1) c.1968 $260.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 21.75" x 13.75"

Year: c.1968

The Western Desperado- Puck Magazine c.1881 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 10.0" x 13.5"

Year: c.1881

Sharp-shinned Hawk- Birds of Pennsylvania c.1890 $45.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 9.25" x 6.0"

Year: c.1890

Fire Line Hereos, Popular Mechanics c.1935 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 9.25" x 6.5"

Year: c.1935

An All-Star John Wayne Tribute c.1976 $60.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 22.0" x 17.0"

Year: c.1976

Bald Eagle, Work Propaganda (WW2) c.1940 $120.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 21.5" x 16.5"

Year: c.1940

George Petty Pin-Up, Centerfold c.1945 $75.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 12.25" x 19.0"

Year: c.1945

Age of Air, Popular Mechanics c.1935 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 9.25" x 6.5"

Year: c.1935

Henry Comic Book c.1955 $60.00 USD

Item Type: Magazine/Book

Size: 10.25" x 7.25"

Year: c.1955

Wild Turkey, Studer's Popular Ornithology c.1895 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 10.25" x 14.25"

Year: c.1895

Outpost of The Mightiest, Vintage Ad c.1932 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 13.75" x 10.5"

Year: c.1932

The Great Dictator Debut c.1940 $65.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 14.0" x 22.5"

Year: c.1940

Russia in Asia, Cram's Atlas c.1889 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Map

Size: 14.5" x 11.0"

Year: c.1889

Speed Skating, Collier's Weekly c.1937 $60.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.25" x 10.25"

Year: c.1937

Absinthe Originale, Homage to Gaugin c.2008 $160.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 26.0" x 19.0"

Year: c.2008

April, The Varga Girl Calendar c.1948 $60.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 11.75" x 8.5"

Year: c.1948

Evil in the Deep c.1976 $200.00 USD

Item Type: Poster

Size: 41.0" x 27.0"

Year: c.1976

Eyes on the Sea- Esquire Magazine c.1954 $60.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1954