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| Keywords: Pain of London fireworks, Paris and the Commune, performance poster, Manhattan Beach, New York, 1891.jpg Manhattan Beach invented and introduced by Pain of London Paris and the Commune Gilmore's band Poster for a pyrotechnical spectacle by Sackett Wilhelms Lithograph Co New York 1891 After a little research it turns out there is in fact a fireworks company called Pain's founded by http //www time com/time/magazine/article/0 9171 754576-1 00 html Henry J Pain the prince of pyrotechnics and http //www painsfireworks com it still exists The spectacle advertised in the poster did in fact happen at Manhattan Beach Coney Island http //query nytimes com/gst/abstract html res 9B03E0DC153AE533A2575BC0A96F9C94609ED7CF Here is what the New York Times wrote on 8 September 1891 Fireworks at Manhattan A novel display by moonlight on the waterfront The crowd at Manhattan Beach at night was double that of the afternoon the attraction being Pain's carnival of fireworks The amphiteatre was packed After the regular display Paris from Empire to Commune a number of set pieces were exhibited Their effect was seriously marred however by the fact that they had been on storage since last Saturday and had become damp One fire rocket was spread forth at a great height the Essence of Moonlight http //www flickr com/photos/trialsanderrors/tags/performingartsposters More performing arts posters N Y Sackett Wilhelms Litho Co c1891 1 print poster lithograph color 44 x 61 cm institution LoC object history exhibition history credit line accession number LOC-image var 0534 PD-Old Performance posters of the United States Pyrotechnics Paris Commune in art 1890s posters Patrick Gilmore 1891 in New York Images of Paris from the Library of Congress Lithographs of Paris Fire in posters | ||||
