Minstrel Show in Orange Township Elementary School, 1954
This 1954 image from Black Hawk shows a minstrel show hosted by the local Parent Teacher’s Association at an elementary school. Performers in blackface, dressed in white shirts and bow ties, entertain a predominantly child audience, with large blackface character decorations visible on stage.
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FI0001268
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photograph
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fortepan.us
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stage
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Carole Mountain
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denseSummary
This 1954 image from Black Hawk shows a minstrel show hosted by the local Parent Teacher’s Association at an elementary school. Performers in blackface, dressed in white shirts and bow ties, entertain a predominantly child audience, with large blackface character decorations visible on stage.
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Minstrel Show in Orange Township elementary school, performed by the local Parent Teacher’s Association.
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searchSummary
This 1954 image from Black Hawk shows a minstrel show hosted by the local Parent Teacher’s Association at an elementary school. Performers in blackface, dressed in white shirts and bow ties, entertain a predominantly child audience, with large blackface character decorations visible on stage.
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| year |
year
1954
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CC-BY-SA-4.0
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United States
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Iowa
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Black Hawk
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latitude
42.499485
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longitude
-92.310217
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1
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import
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donor
Carole Mountain
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Minstrel Show in Orange Township Elementary School, 1954
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| ai:denseSummary |
This 1954 image from Black Hawk shows a minstrel show hosted by the local Parent Teacher’s Association at an elementary school. Performers in blackface, dressed in white shirts and bow ties, entertain a predominantly child audience, with large blackface character decorations visible on stage.
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minstrel show
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blackface
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performance
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children's audience
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Parent Teacher Association
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theater
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performing arts
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childhood entertainment
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cultural performance
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Vintage Performance with Blackface Characters
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photograph
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The image depicts a stage performance featuring a group of performers in blackface, wearing white shirts and bow ties. The audience, primarily children, is seated in front of the stage, which has large blackface character decorations in the background.
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Source caption
Minstrel Show in Orange Township elementary school, performed by the local Parent Teacher’s Association.