Image of a ship deck full of male and female passengers, including sailors, a child, a man in pajamas, and an African American man, with furniture and passengers strewn about due to rough ocean conditions; a single individual who has fallen overboard can be seen in the ocean at left, while a man stands on the railing poised to dive in after him; the poster presumably advertises the Oliver Byron Combination company. Top margin trimmed on local copy; probable date approximated by cataloger. "A.S. Seer's Print. 26 & 28 Union Sq. N.Y."--text, bottom right margin. "Vic Arnold"--text, artist's signature on stone, bottom right of image. "Man overboard, help!"--text, caption, bottom center.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 49.85 x 76.2 cm (19 5/8 x 30 in.)
Actors--Pictorial works Actresses--Pictorial works African American boys--Pictorial works Drowning--Pictorial works Melodramas Ships--Pictorial works Theatrical productions Byron Combination Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Theatrical posters--American. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Entertainment Large Size Music and Theater The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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