Image of three panels with outdoor scenes consisting of people standing on the lawn before a house in the moonlight with a girl pointing a finger at a man, captioned "'The Thief Is There.'" at top; passengers and horses on "Fogg's Ferry" crossing a river with signs on the boat for "Chip" and "Fogg's Ferry" at center; and a girl on a shore shooting a gun towards a steamship as a bomb explodes in the river before it, captioned "The Torpedo" at bottom; the poster advertises the play "Fogg's Ferry" by Charles E. Callahan. Probable date approximated by cataloger based on play history; the show premiered in 1882. "The / Enquirer / Job Printing Co. / Cin O"--text, center left. "By Chas. E. Callahan"--text, lower right.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 107.95 x 71.76 cm (42 1/2 x 28 1/4 in.)
Callahan, Charles Edward, 1845-1917 Actors--Pictorial works Comedies Ferries--Pictorial works Melodramas Shooting--Pictorial works Theatrical productions Thieves--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Theatrical posters--American. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Entertainment Large Size Music and Theater The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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