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John Mason in blackface

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John "Spider Bruce" Mason performing in blackface at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. One of the last African American comedians to appear in...

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection
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  • 1940
  • Blackface entertainers

Member of

  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (1)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (1)
  • Gelatin silver prints (1)
  • Portrait photographs (1)
  • Snapshots (1)

Subjects

  • African American comedians (1)
  • African American men (1)
  • (-) Blackface entertainers (1)

Subjects, People

  • Mason, John Henry, 1895-1952 (1)

Date Published

  • 1931 (1)
  • (-) 1940 (1)

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