BRONSON HOWARD'S "SHENANDOAH" EARLY AMERICAN THEATRE ADVERTISING POSTER, dramatic, full-color image depicting a cavalryman racing past a battle scene, holding a wounded bugler by his side, with pistol raised in his other hand; lettered across the top "BRONSON HOWARD'S / GREATER / SHENANDOAH", with inset scroll under that lettered "MANAGEMENT / JACOB LITT.", along bottom edge, in black letters on yellow ground, "THE SHOCK, THE SHOUT, THE GROAN OF WAR!", in lower left corner of image "COPYRIGHT 1899 BY / THE / STROBRIDGE / LITHO CO. / CIN'TI & NEW YORK", and in upper right margin "N.Y. No. 8488." Professionally mounted to canvas poster backing. Circa 1899. 85 1/4" x 41 3/8" OA.
Excellent visual condition, expected creases from folding, some other minor creases to edges, minor foxing to top margin, and some minimal foxing to side margins, two restored tears from bottom edge into the black letters on yellow ground area, but which do not enter the main image; no other indications of restoration.
Provenance: From a private New Jersey collection.

Excellent visual condition, expected creases from folding, some other minor creases to edges, minor foxing to top margin, and some minimal foxing to side margins, two restored tears from bottom edge into the black letters on yellow ground area, but which do not enter the main image; no other indications of restoration.