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Title: McNish, Johnson & Slavin's refined minstrels. The versatile comedian Carroll Johnson
Creator: Courier Company, printer
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1885
1886
1887
1888
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 full-length portrait of minstrel show performer Carroll Johnson standing in formal dress in a theater lobby with a sign for his performance and four portraits of blackface minstrel characters with three captioned "Uncle Jeff," Pretty Little Kate," and "Man Wreck Oh" hanging on the wall behind him.
Probable date range based on general history of show; McNish, Johnson and Slavin's Minstrels operated from 1885 until 1888 (Rice, Monarchs of Minstrelsy, page 231). "The Courier / Lith. Co. Buffalo, N.Y."--text, bottom left. "Respectfully yours / Carroll Johnson"--text, continuation of title, lower left of image.
Type: image
Extent: 1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 103.82 x 69.53 cm (40 7/8 x 27 3/8 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_ENT_000486
387661
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2222
Language: English
Subject: Johnson, Carroll, 1851-1917--Portraits
Actors--Portraits
African Americans--Performances & portrayals
Blackface entertainers--Pictorial works
Comedians--Portraits
Minstrel shows
McNish, Johnson & Slavin's Refined Minstrels
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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