When Parisian artists elevated the poster to a high art in the 1890s, some of the first subjects they rendered for mass distribution were sporting events. Bicycle racing, rowing, and auto racing became standard fare for poster advertising. Later, resort promoters used recreational sports to advertise their destinations, so many travel posters featured skiing and sailing. In the U.S., boxing and wrestling posters - not to mention baseball and football - are also popular with collectors.
What are vintage magic posters? Posters of magicians printed by the stone lithography method qualify as v… [more]
A must-see collection of 5,000 vivid, colorful British posters from the early 1900s onward. Browse by artist (over … [more]
Step right up and check out almost 8,000 beautiful circus posters, photos and prints. Assembled by longtime Dutch c… [more]
Wish you'd visited San Francisco in the late 1960s? Get a quick hit with this comprehensive collection of psychadel… [more]
This collection of hundreds of posters, cards and portaits from the 'golden age of magic' (1890-1930) is organized … [more]
Ben Perry's Flickr photoset of almost 3,000 World War Two government posters. Hard to describe the breadth and dept… [more]
Ben Perry's Flickr photoset showcasing almost 1500 Soviet propaganda, advertising, theatre and movie posters from 1… [more]
Great collection of forest fire prevention posters, multimedia, and memorabilia from the 1940s through the present.… [more]
The New York Public Library's impressive Digital Gallery offers free access to over 500,000 historical images inclu… [more]
This amazing Library of Congress site includes about a hundred photo and document collections (see complete list) o… [more]
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