Carter stands ringed by rising translucent spirits and robed phantoms, the séance-hall question blazoned above in ghost-green. The spiritualist spectacular that traded on a nation’s grief after the war — dread sold as an evening’s entertainment.

Maker: The Otis Lithograph Co., Cleveland (c.1926)
Medium of the original: Colour lithograph poster
Original held by: Wikimedia Commons
Credit: Wikimedia Commons (public domain, pre-1931)
Rights: Cleared for print
Catalogue number: PA-02091

As chosen: 12 x 16 in, art print, classic frame
Picture	12 x 16 in
Outside size	13.6 x 17.6 in
Depth	0.9 in (22 mm)
Weight	[[REAL PROOF NEEDED: shipped weight per size and frame]]
Hanging	[[REAL PROOF NEEDED: hanging hardware Prodigi fits to this frame]]
Material	Enhanced matte art paper, 200 gsm; acrylic glazing
Made in	Charlotte, North Carolina, by Prodigi

Before a size goes on sale, the file is measured against it: pixels per inch at that size, how much of the picture a crop would lose, tone and sharpness. A size that fails is not offered, so there is nothing to choose wrong.

How the print check works

Sizes offered
Size	dpi	Grade	How it fits
8 x 10 in	275	Excellent	Trimmed 5.1%
11 x 14 in	200	Excellent	Trimmed 3.4%
12 x 16 in	181	Good	Trimmed 1.2%

Sizes withheld
Size	Why
8 x 12 in	Wrong shape: a 12% crop
12 x 18 in	Wrong shape: a 12% crop
16 x 20 in	137 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
16 x 24 in	Wrong shape: a 12% crop
18 x 24 in	121 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
20 x 30 in	Wrong shape: a 12% crop
24 x 30 in	91 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 36 in	Wrong shape: a 12% crop
30 x 40 in	72 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
36 x 48 in	60 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
40 x 60 in	Wrong shape: a 12% crop