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Title
Geo. H. Adams’ new Humpty Dumpty : traveling with his own palace and baggage coaches. Season [18]81-82
Creator
Goodman, Arthur Jule, d. 1926, artist
Strobridge Lithographing Company, printer
Date Created and/or Issued
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Prints and Ephemera
Rights Information
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Description
Image of a full-length portrait of performer George H. Adams in a dress coat and whiteface clown makeup holding a closed umbrella; the poster advertises the 1881-1882 season of Humpty Dumpty performed by George Adams.
Date based on season listed in item text. "A Goodman"--text, artist's signature in stone, lower right of image. "The Strobridge Lithographing Co., Cincinnati, O."--text, bottom right margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 93.03 x 34.61 cm (36 5/8 x 13 5/8 in.)
Identifier
priHHC_ENT_0000002
386469
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p9539coll1/id/24188
Language
English
Subject
Adams, George H., 1853-1935--Portraits
Actors--Portraits
Clowns--Pictorial works
Theatrical productions
Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Portrait prints. (gmgpc)
Theatrical posters--American. (gmgpc)
Source
Huntington Prints and Ephemera Collection
Entertainment
Large Size
Music and Theater
Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library

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