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During the golden years of travelling entertainment companies, circuses, carnivals, acting troupes, and thrill shows criss-crossed the North American continent and stopped in every community with a population of several hundred or more. Many of these companies advertised with brightly coloured posters produced by Andrew King of Saskatchewan.
From 1911 to 1958, Andrew King printed a successful weekly newspaper and poster, first as the Rouleau Enterprise newspaper and Enterprise Show Print, and later as the Estevan Mercury newspaper and King Show Print. Andrew King’s speciality was his production of posters by the wood block process. His mastery of wood block printing, and his adaptation of the process to suit the needs of bold and catchy show business printing, made his business a uniquely Canadian venture.
