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HELP FOR POSTER TYPES

BROADSIDE— Sizable single-sheet notices or advertisements printed on one or both sides, often chiefly textual rather than pictorial, and printed to be read unfolded.

CAR CARD— Posters intended to be placed in subway cars and buses.

CIRCULAR— Printed pieces such as notices or advertisements, usually in the form of single sheets or leaflets, intended for wide distribution to the general public.

HANDBILL— Small printed sheets usually containing a notice or advertisement intended to be distributed by hand and often doubling as posters.

LOBBY CARD— Cards displayed in movie theater lobbies to advertise motion pictures.

ONE-SHEET POSTER— Single sheet posters; often approximately 27 by 41 inches in size.

PINUP— Large posters suitable for hanging on a wall and showing a sexually attractive person.

POLITICAL POSTER— Posters promoting election campaigns or other political publicity.

WINDOW CARD— Cards containing advertisements that are intended to be displayed in store windows.