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Title
Bartlett's Minstrels
Creator
Brewster, John Calvin
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1879
Publication Information
Museum of Ventura County
Contributing Institution
Museum of Ventura County
Collection
Brewster Photography
Rights Information
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Description
A mounted piece of artwork featuring portraits of fifteen performers as part of Bartlett's Minstrels. (Left to Right, Top Row): Jule Wagner, Charlie Welch, James Clark, Carl Perkins, Harry Whitehouse. (Left to Right, Middle Row): Waldo Porter, Thomas Linn, _____, Wallie Perkins, Charles McKeeby. (Left to Right, Bottom Row): Chas. Barlow, _____, C.G. Bartlett, James McLean, A.G. Bartlett. The performers are holding instruments and several are wearing blackface. Photo is mounted in a frame with a newspaper clipping pasted on the back.
Type
image
Format
11.5 x 15 cm
Black and white photograph
Identifier
11136
Language
English
Subject
Blackface entertainers
Minstrel shows
Place
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Source
1985

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