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Minstrelsy items from the Frank Dumont scrapbooks, 1869
This is a series of pictures of minstrel actors, with black face, wigs, comedic expressions, and tattered clothes. During this time period minstrel shows were widely popular forms of comedy. This type of comedy generally mocked blacks due to slavery, poor living conditions, and poor grammar. I...
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| Collection: | Frank Dumont Minstrelsy Scrapbook (#3054) |
| Alternate Date: | Circa 1869-1870 |
| Call Number: | 3054 |
| Box Number: | Box 3 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org) |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/15077 |
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This is a series of pictures of minstrel actors, with black face, wigs, comedic expressions, and tattered clothes. During this time period minstrel shows were widely popular forms of comedy. This type of comedy generally mocked blacks due to slavery, poor living conditions, and poor grammar. Image 1: These images were used as printers' examples of advertising templates. Images 2 and 3: Newspaper notices and photographs of performances and performers. |
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