BLACKFACE COLLECTION:“Fred Astair in Blackface”(1936)
Fred Astair in blackface as “Bojangles of Harlem”in “Swingtime”,1936.
BLACKFACE COLLECTION:“The Minstrel Encyclopedia”(1921)
The Minstrel Encyclopedia,publisher advertising flyer. By Walter H. Baker Co. Printed in 1921,Hamilton Place,Boston.
BLACKFACE COLLECTION:“Regular Fellows Minstrel Benefit”(1930′s)
A 1930′s ticket to the “Regular Fellows Minstrel Benefit of Ninth Street U. B. Church at the Hamilton High School Auditorium.”This was Hamilton,MORE
BLACKFACE COLLECTION:“7th Annual Fort Worth Minstrel Show”(1954)
7th Annual Minstrel Show Program. Will Rogers Auditorium,Fort Worth,Texas. April 16,1954
BLACKFACE COLLECTION:“Fair St. Club Minstrels Show”(1942)
Rosendale,NY. Fair St. Club Minstrels Show,1942.
BLACKFACE COLLECTION:“William H West’s Minstrel Show #2″(1900)
Blackface minstrel poster for Wm. H. West’s Big Musical Jubilee. The caption at the bottom reads:“The Uncertainty Of A Sure Thing”.
BLACKFACE COLLECTION:“William H West’s Minstrel Show”(1899)
Carroll Johnson,Tom Lewis,George B. Mack and Edward Howard.
BLACKFACE COLLECTION:“Molasses ‘n’January”(1937)
1937 Comedic Duo Molasses ‘n’January Black-Face Comedians.
SAN FRANCISCO COLLECTION:“Bearded Actor and a Young Black Man Portrayed by a White Actor”(1900′s)
”Theatrical performance featuring a bearded actor and a young black man portrayed by a white actor”1900′s
SAN FRANCISCO COLLECTION:“Young Black Man Portrayed by a White Actor”(1900′s)
A young black man portrayed by a white actor.”1900′s
TA.TV:Banned Cartoons –“The Old Mill Pond”(1943)
One of the first cartoons produced by MGM’s animation department. Contains blackface and various racial stereotypes.
VANISHING GEORGIA COLLECTION:“White Slave” (1859)
American location unknown,ca. 1859. Stereoview of a scene from a minstrel show entitled White Slave,United States.
LOUISIANA COLLECTION:“Elks of New Orleans in Blackface” (1921)
Elks of New Orleans,1921,selling pralines to raise money;check marks identify 1) H.D. Johnson and 2) Mike Culligan
Harry D. Johnson Photograph Collection
LOUISIANA COLLECTION:“Negro Maskers. St. Joseph’s Night” (1940)
Negro Maskers. St. Joseph’s Night,1940 —Unmasked Indians “Making Music.”
Photogapher:Robert Tallant
LOUISIANA COLLECTION:“Negro Maskers. St. Joseph’s Night”(1940)
Negro Maskers. St. Joseph’s Night,1940 —A Tribe of Indians in the Gypsy Tea Room.
Photographer:Robert Tallant
TA.TV:Blackface- “Cotton and Chick Watts”(1951)
Even by minstrel show standards,Cotton Watts was far more extreme and offensive than most blackface comedians of his time. This clip includes the MORE
