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Torn street advertisement for performance by Epperson's Megaphone Minstrels at Convention Hall

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Color-tinted photo of torn street advertisement for an April 3 performance by Epperson's Megaphone Minstrels at Convention Hall; Kansas City, Missouri. The ad features a white man in blackface and a white woman dancer.
Date Published
1899
Publisher
Commercial View Company, Kansas City
Subjects
Blackface entertainers
Minstrel shows
Dancers
Men, White
Women, White
Time Periods
1891-1900
Notes

Approximately 1899

Actual size of image inset is 17 x 12 cm.

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : color print mounted on cardboard ; 26 x 21 cm
Member of
U.S. Epperson Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_epperson_photo-36.tif
Genres
Black & white photographs
Snapshots
Silver printing-out paper prints
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections for more information.

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