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The Strong Man's Burden
A policeman draws on a startled man.
What
A 1913 one-sheet for The Strong Man's Burden, a Biograph drama, printed by Waterlow Bros. & Layton of London.
Why
The record says the design is attributed to Lionel Barrymore, who appears in the film.
Notice
The line "Hands up! Brother!" sits at the foot beside a large AB monogram.
“A gun drawn in a doorway”
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 24x36" cleanly.
Size
$29.00
Provenance
- Film
- The Strong Man's Burden (1913), dir. Anthony O'Sullivan
- Country / studio
- United States · Biograph Company
- Designer
- Lionel Barrymore (attributed)
- Printer / stone
- Waterlow Bros. & Layton Ltd., London
- Format
- One-sheet (27 × 41 in.)
- Poster published
- one-sheet, colour lithograph, printed in London, 1913
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18.
From Silent Hollywood
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Two one-sheets, hung as a pair — a double feature for your wall, at a pairing price of $270.00 for the two. Build one from any two one-sheets in the gallery.
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