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Minstrel shows

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on the 19th and early 20th century entertainments in which comedians portrayed racial stereotypes.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Amateur minstrels show handbill, 1907 February 25

 Item
Identifier: A2017-019-001
Content Description

Amateur minstrels show handbill. Dated February 25, 1907. This small handbill publicizes an amateur minstrels show held for the "benefit of the Colored Odd Fellows." Wilbur Miles, a world-renowned entertainer, headlined the show. Includes an envelope addressed to William Russ of Clarksburg, West Virginia.

Dates: 1907 February 25

Black-Outs Old Time Minstrel Jubilee program, 1947 October 15

 Item
Identifier: A2023-111-001
Dates: 1947 October 15