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William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee : four of our nation's fun makers

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Title: William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee : four of our nation's fun makers
Creator: Strobridge Lithographing Company, printer
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1899
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 four head-and-shoulder portraits of minstrel show performers Carroll Johnson, Tom Lewis, Ed. Howard and Geo. B. Mack in blackface in oval frames surrounded by American flags, eagles, and shields; head-and-shoulders portrait of show proprietor William H. West at top left corner with his signature "W.H. West" below.
"Copyright 1899 By the Strobridge Litho Co., Cincinnati & New York"--text, bottom centered. "N.Y. No. 8525"--text, top right margin.
Type: image
Extent: 1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 276.86 x 195.58 cm (109 x 77 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_ENT_000975
443362
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2298
Language: English
Subject: Howard, Ed. (Entertainer)--Portraits
Johnson, Carroll, 1851-1917--Portraits
Lewis, Tom, 1864-1927--Portraits
Mack, Geo. B.--Portraits
West, William H., 1853-1902--Portraits
African Americans--Performances & portrayals
African Americans--Pictorial works
Blackface entertainers--Pictorial works
Minstrel shows
Theatrical producers and directors--Portraits
William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee
Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (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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