A 1912 colour lithograph one-sheet, about 102 by 77 centimetres, issued by the Selig Polyscope Company. Selig was among the first producers to bring live animals into narrative comedy, and one of the first American companies to shoot in Los Angeles. This sheet is from the moment before the feature film existed, when a one-reeler still had to be sold like a sideshow. The billing hierarchy — the studio name sits above the title, because in 1912 the brand that audiences trusted was the company, not the picture and not the player. Before stars, the studio was the promise.

Maker: Unknown
Date: 1912
Medium of the original: One-sheet poster
Original held by: Wikimedia Commons
Credit: Wikimedia Commons · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Cleared for print
Catalogue number: PA-00759

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 10 in	562	Excellent	Trimmed 5.3%
11 x 14 in	408	Excellent	Trimmed 3.5%
12 x 16 in	370	Excellent	Trimmed 1.1%
16 x 20 in	281	Excellent	Trimmed 5.3%
18 x 24 in	247	Excellent	Trimmed 1.1%
24 x 30 in	187	Good	Trimmed 5.3%

Sizes withheld
Size	Why
8 x 12 in	Wrong shape: a 12% crop
12 x 18 in	Wrong shape: a 12% crop
16 x 24 in	Wrong shape: a 12% crop
20 x 30 in	Wrong shape: a 12% crop
24 x 36 in	Wrong shape: a 12% crop
30 x 40 in	148 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
36 x 48 in	123 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
40 x 60 in	Wrong shape: a 12% crop

Scanned: 2026-10-07
Master file: 4,497 x 5,933 px, srgb, c2
Tone: Darks 59, lights 224 of 255; 0% clipped light, 0% clipped dark
Colour: 0% vivid
Sharpness: 116.45