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Eleventh St. Opera House Eleventh Street, above Chestnut. : Carncross and Dixey's Minstrels the star troupe of the world Benefit of E.F. Dixey this Tuesday evening, March 29th, 1864.
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Creator
Carncross & Dixey's Minstrels.
Contributor
Dixey, E. F. (E. Freeman), 1833-1904.
Eleventh St. Opera House (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Title
Eleventh St. Opera House Eleventh Street, above Chestnut. : Carncross and Dixey's Minstrels the star troupe of the world Benefit of E.F. Dixey this Tuesday evening, March 29th, 1864.
Title
Benefit of E.F. Dixey this Tuesday evening, March 29th, 1864
Publisher
[Philadelphia, Pa.] : U.S. Job Print, Ledger Buildings, Phila
Date
[1864]
Physical Description
1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. ; 27 x 25 cm.
Is referenced by
Lib. Company. Afro-Americana, 2nd ed. Suppl. 352
Notes
The illustration shows a minstrel troupe atop an elephant, and includes the words: Carncross and Dixey's Minstrels the star troupe of the world.
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Subject
Benefit performances -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Entertainment events -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Minstrel shows -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
African Americans -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Afro-Americana.
Genre
Broadsides.
Playbills.
Printer
United States Book and Job Printing Office (Philadelphia, Pa.), printer.
Provenance
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | PB 1864 Carncross (15)5761.F.23a (McAllister)
Accession number
(15)5761.F.23a (McAllister)
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