Creator |
Carncross & Dixey's Minstrels. |
Contributor |
Carncross, J. L. (John L.), b. 1834? |
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Dixey, E. F. (E. Freeman), 1833-1904. |
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Fraser, Robert, 1842-1896. |
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Eleventh St. Opera House (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
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Ledger Job Printing Office (Philadelphia, Pa.), printer. |
Title |
Carncross & Dixey's Minstrels! Eleventh Street Opera House. : Benefit of Robt. Fraser on Monday eve'g, May 4. Entire new bill. |
Title |
Benefit of Robt. Fraser on Monday eve'g, May 4. Entire new bill |
Publisher |
[Philadelphia, Pa.] : Ledger Job Print, Philad'a |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1863 |
Date |
[1863] |
Physical Description |
1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. ; 23 x 15 cm. |
Is referenced by |
Lib. Company. Afro-Americana, 2nd ed. Suppl. 346 |
Notes |
"Carncross & Dixey's Minstrels were organized in Philadelphia ... They opened at Sanford's Old Opera House, ... April 14,
1862."--T.A. Brown, Early History of Negro Minstrelsey.
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May 4 fell on a Monday in 1863. |
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"Double design--Explanation--Fold the lower portion backwards to first black lines on the side, then carry this fold forward
to upper black lines, and you will have another picture. Copyright secured."--at foot.
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Printed in red and black. |
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Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook. |
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Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War. |
Subject |
African Americans -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Benefit performances -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Entertainment events -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Minstrel shows -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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African American History |
Genre |
Broadsides. |
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Metamorphic pictures. |
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Playbills. |
Printer |
Ledger 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 1863 Carncross (14)5761.F.1 (McAllister) |
Accession number |
(14)5761.F.1 (McAllister) |