Photo Record
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Metadata
Title |
Ida Lee's Minstrels, disturbance at City Hall, Haverhill, 1871, illustration and article |
Object Type |
Negative, Roll Film |
Description |
Ida Lee's Minstrels, disturbance at City Hall, Haverhill, 1871; illustration and news article. Wood engraving illustration, captioned "The Fate of 'Ida Lee's Female Minstrels' at Haverhill, Mass." from The New Varieties, Volume 1 No 17, week ending Monday, May 1, 1871. The image shows a man and two women onstage, in blackface and costume, being driven from the stage by the audience throwing garbage at them. The second photo is a copy of the news article clipped and mounted, with the same title as the caption. The article states the troupe played at City Hall in Haverhill, advertising "30 performers, a full band and orchestra, every lady an artist and every star a brilliant one," but the small troupe with few instruments, four men and two women in blackface, was harrassed by the crowd and pelted with refuse. The performance was shut down. Black and white copy negatives. |
Date |
n.d. |
Processing Method |
Black-and-white negative |
Film Size |
35mm |
Original/Copy |
Copy |
Call Number |
HF4.1.1 Senter F35 3-29J |
Catalog Number |
31479006456924J |
Subjects |
Haverhill (Mass.) Minstrel shows Blackface Group portraits |
Place |
Haverhill, MA |
Search Terms |
Haverhill Entertainments Theatre Theater City Hall Music Actors Actresses Ida Lee's Female Minstrels Minstrel shows Blackface New Varieties Newspapers Group portraits |
Collection |
Haverhill History Collection |
Provenance |
Found in collection. |
Digital Collection |
Senter Digital Archive |
Copyright Statement |
Copyright is not held by the Haverhill Public Library. The library retains custodial rights. |
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Last Updated |
2019-01-03 |