Elks minstrel show
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| Title: | Elks minstrel show |
| Description: | Caption: "When one of the endmen in the annual Elks minstrel show broke several ribs an hour before curtain time, Thomas F. Cuite, 3d [second from right] jumped into burnt cork and satin and went on stage to 'stop the show.' 'Terrific' Tommy subbed for Al Wollman. Supporting the young star were Esteemed Leading Knight John Manning, Exalted Ruler Hyman D. Rapps, and former Magistrate Leo Healy." |
| Date: | 1950 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |
| More Details: |
Date stamped on verso: Mar. 4, 1950. Grease pencil cropping marks; retouched. Title from caption on verso. |
| Collection: | Clubs
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| Subject: |
Blackface entertainers Clubs Minstrel shows |
| Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
| Medium: |
Gelatin silver prints. Photographic prints. Portraits. |
| Rights: | Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library. |
| ID: | CLUB 0319 |
