A large circus poster promotes Rose Meers as a star performer, showing how names and spectacle were used to attract audiences.
Evidence, credit & reuse: Printed illustration; title's superlative is advertising language. Original sheet212×288cm. Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: no known restrictions; LOC: No known restrictions on publication.
Source: Strobridge Lithographing Company / Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
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Silent Grounds Collective, Barnum & Bailey Circus: Bridgeport and New Haven, SGC-CIRCUS-024, ED-IG-CIR-02, “Miss Rose Meers, the greatest living lady rider.” Source: Strobridge Lithographing Company / Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. https://www.loc.gov/item/2019632408/. Research edition, accessed 2026-09-12.