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The Barnum of them all : Stetson's big double Uncle Tom's Cabin Company

Description: Image of comically bloated fat police officer grabbing a man dressed as a country bumpkin and holding an umbrella and carpetbag by the jacket with his nightstick raised; head-and-shoulders portrait of show proprietor Leon Wasburn at upper center of image; embossed border decoration; the poster advertises an "Uncle Tom" tent show of the Uncle Tom's Cabin Company of George Stetson managed by Leon Washburn.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1902
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000444
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)

George Peck’s grand revival of Stetson’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin : booked by Klaw & Erlanger

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Image of a full-length portrait of the character Marks the lawyer with a top hat, cane, umbrella, and bag; the poster advertises a revival by George Peck of the play "Uncle Tom's Cabin" adapted by the Stetson Company from the novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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George Peck’s grand revival of Stetson’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin : booked by Klaw & Erlanger

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Image of a young woman, the runaway slave Eliza, carrying her baby in a shawl through a snowstorm; the poster advertises a revival by George Peck of the play "Uncle Tom's Cabin" adapted by John Stetson from the novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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Uncle Tom’s Cabin

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Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of the slave hunter character the lawyer Marks holding an umbrella and wearing a top hat and suit coat; head-and-shoulders portraits of United States President Abraham Lincoln and American novelist Harriett Beecher Stowe at top corners; the poster advertises a theatrical production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" adapted from the novel by Harriet Beecher Stow.

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Marston’s Uncle Tom’s cabin

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Image of an older African American man, the character Uncle Tom, saying goodbye to his wife and two children who sleep in a bed, with a white woman, dog, and fireplace also in the room; the poster advertises the play "Uncle Tom's Cabin" produced by Marston's Company and based on the novel by Harriet Beecher Stow.

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Geo. W. Ripley’s big mammoth Uncle Tom’s Cabin Co

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Image of a scene in the kitchen of a Quaker home with a couple holding a gun belt out towards a visitor, while a woman cooks over a stove, two women bake pies, a man shaves over a wash basin, and a woman sits next to a child and dog; the poster advertises the "Uncle Tom's Cabin" tent show managed by George W. Ripley and based on the novel by Harriet Beecher Stow.

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Harmount’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin Co

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Image of an outdoor scene with an older African American man, the character Uncle Tom, sitting on a porch in a rocking chair and reading a book to Eva, a blond child who stands at his side; the poster advertises the Harmount Company production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" based on the novel by Harriet Beecher Stow.

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The Barnum of them all : Stetson's big double Uncle Tom's Cabin Company

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