A compact color lithograph window bill, the Herrmann company’s wonders promised in flaring theatrical type. The mid-size sheet carried the great name into shop windows the giant three-sheets could never reach.

Maker: Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati
Medium of the original: Colour lithograph poster
Original held by: Library of Congress
Credit: Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Cleared for print
Catalogue number: PA-02099

As chosen: 18 x 24 in, art print, classic frame
Picture	18 x 24 in
Outside size	19.6 x 25.6 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 12 in	359	Excellent	Trimmed 1.8%
12 x 16 in	244	Excellent	Trimmed 9.5%
12 x 18 in	239	Excellent	Trimmed 1.8%
16 x 24 in	179	Good	Trimmed 1.8%
18 x 24 in	162	Good	Trimmed 9.5%

Sizes withheld
Size	Why
8 x 10 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
11 x 14 in	Wrong shape: a 14% crop
16 x 20 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
20 x 30 in	143 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 30 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
24 x 36 in	119 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 40 in	97 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
36 x 48 in	81 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
40 x 60 in	71 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged