Légende

Mohawk Minstrels from the Royal Agricultural Hall, late 19th century. 'Prof. Bald(head)win or A Drop Too Much from the Clouds...Notice - Grand Irish Night...Grand Operatic Night...New Songs; New Jokes; New Ballads'. The 'Mohawk Minstrels' performed at the Royal Agricultural Hall continuously from 1876 to 1900. Minstrel shows were a racist form of entertainment popular in the USA and the UK during the 18th and 19th centuries. Performers - often white people in blackface - depicted negative stereotypes of African Americans. Poster advertising performances at the Elephant & Castle Theatre in south-east London.

Date

1876

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/City of London : The London Archives

Notre référence

HRM25A13_379

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

42,2Mo (2,9Mo) / 18,9cm x 56,0cm / 2229 x 6614 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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