Image of comically bloated fat police officer grabbing a man dressed as a country bumpkin and holding an umbrella and carpetbag by the jacket with his nightstick raised; head-and-shoulders portrait of show proprietor Leon Wasburn at upper center of image; embossed border decoration; the poster advertises an "Uncle Tom" tent show of the Uncle Tom's Cabin Company of George Stetson managed by Leon Washburn. Probable date based on handwritten note on verso. "Standard Embossing Co. / 407 Dearborn Street, / Chicago / 1358 Broadway / New York"--text, verso, stamped in black ink. "Rockford Ill. / 1902"--text, ms in pencil on verso. "The rube and policeman in the big street parade."--text, bottom center. "Leon Washburn / Prop. & Manager"--text, caption below Washburn portrait, top center of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 photomechanical : color printed ; overall 53.02 x 35.56 cm (20 7/8 x 14 in.)
Washburn, Leon--Portraits Actors--Pictorial works Melodramas Police--Pictorial works Theatrical productions Theatrical producers and directors--Portraits Stetson’s Big Double Uncle Tom’s Cabin Company Lithographs--Color--1900-1925. (gmgpc) Theatrical posters--American. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Entertainment Large Size Music and Theater The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.
