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Title: Al. G. Field Minstrels : Billy Beard the party from the South
Creator: Otis Lithograph Co., printer
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1917
1918
1919
1920
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of minstrel performer Billy Beard in blackface, with a vignette of a head-and-shoulders portrait of Beard in formal dress at upper right.
Probable date range based on performer history; Billy Beard performed with Al G. Field's Minstrels from 1917 until 1920. "The / Otis / Lithograph Co. / Cleveland, O. / 40424"--text, lower right of image.
Type: image
Extent: 1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 77.15 x 59.69 cm (30 3/8 x 23 1/2 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_ENT_000494
387593
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2282
Language: English
Subject: Beard, Billy, 1879-1954--Portraits
Actors--Portraits
African Americans--Performances & portrayals
Blackface entertainers--Pictorial works
Minstrel shows
Al G. Field Minstrels
Lithographs--Color--1900-1925. (gmgpc)
Portrait prints. (gmgpc)
Theatrical posters--American. (gmgpc)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
Entertainment
Large Size
Minstrel
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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