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Title
Gus Williams' pretzels. Season of 1874
Creator
Boston Job Print, printer
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1874
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
Image of a program handbill for Gus Williams' Pretzels; three-quarter length portrait of comedian Gus Williams with a decorative border made up of other male and female performers; list of performers and acts, images of performers, and text in a hybrid of English and German.
"Director of the Howard Star Company from the Boston Atheneum, Boston."--text, bottom center of image. "Boston Job Print, Alden St."--text, bottom center of image. "Dond look off der odder side."--text, bottom center margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 engraving : uncolored ; overall 37.15 x 25.88 cm (14 5/8 x 10 3/16 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_ENT_003931
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/5559
Language
English
Subject
Advertising--Performing arts
Actors--Pictorial works
Actresses--Pictorial works
Comedians--Pictorial works
Men--Pictorial works
Musicians--Pictorial works
Performances--Pictorial works
Women--Pictorial works
Intaglio prints--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Entertainment
Large Size
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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