Image of a central inset image of caricatured African Americans in formal dresses and suits dancing at a wedding with a band in the background and a bride and groom at the front, with the caption "The Present 'Dancin' wid de bride.'" between an image at left of African tribesmen dancing bare-chested in a grassy area while a man plays drums in the foreground with huts and palm fronds in the background, captioned "The Origin in African Wilds." and an image at right of African Americans dancing on a flat boat on a river while a dog sits at front near a man playing a banjo, with an alcohol bottle in the water and a steamboat visible in background; with ornate yellow border. Probable date approximated by cataloger based on format of printer's job number. "The Strobridge Lith. Co. / Cin.-N.Y.-& Lon."--text, lower left of image. "N.Y. 3984"--text, top right of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 75.88 x 101.6 cm (29 7/8 x 40 in.)
African Americans--Performances & portrayals African Americans--Pictorial works Blackface entertainers--Pictorial works Boats and boating--Pictorial works Caricatures and cartoons Dancers--Pictorial works Ethnic costume--Pictorial works Minstrel shows Musicians--Pictorial works Primrose & West’s Minstrels Lithographs--Color--1900-1925. (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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