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Description
Two adults pose with two young children. The adults are wearing blackface masks, and costumes that reflect negative racial stereotypes. The older child is kneeling in a dress, without a costume. The smaller child is wearing a coat over black tights, wearing a mask of an old man's face, with beard and mustache, and a tall pointed cap. The occasion may have been Ragamuffin Day.
Type
image
Format
Black & White
Identifier
B8E44346-3997-4F0E-A951-470133899842 1997-203-804
Subject
Racism Children Costumes Nineteenth century (LCSH) Beards Masks
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