
Russell, Morgan & Co., a Cincinnati firm, was founded in 1867 when A.O. Russell and Robert J. Morgan purchased the printing section of The Cincinnati Enquirer with financial backing from the showman John Robinson. In 1891, the company became United States Printing Company and later United States Lithograph Company. Along with printing for the entertainment industry, the company manufactured playing cards. By 1894, the playing card business had become so large that it was separated from the printing company, becoming The United States Playing Card Company. Still in existence, it is the largest manufacturer of playing cards in the world, making such brands as Bee, Bicycle, Hoyle and Aviator.
In Collection: Circus Lithographs (View all 397)
Gibson & Co. Lith (American, 19th Century)
Ringling Bros.–Crandall and his comic burlesque equestrian act on his riding mule Thunderbolt (1899)
Courier Litho. Co. (American, 19th/20th Century)
Gibson & Co. Lith (American, 19th Century)
Gibson & Co. Lith (American, 19th Century)
Globe Poster Corp. (American, 19th/20th century)
Courier Litho. Co. (American, 19th/20th Century)
Courier Litho. Co. (American, 19th/20th Century)