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Haverly’s American European original mastodon minstrels



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    Haverly’s American European original mastodon minstrels : Howe & Doyle

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    Image of a central image of minstrel clog dancers Sam Howe and Patrick Doyle (also known as Patsy Doyle or Patsey Doyle) dancing on a stage with a black cherub holding leaf crowns over their heads, with two side panels showing Howe and Doyle as children climbing under theater curtains at left, and dancing before a male teacher disciplining with a whip at right; framed head-and-shoulders portraits of minstrel show proprietors J.H. Haverly and W.S. Cleveland at upper left and Howe and Doyle at upper right.

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  • Haverly’s European Mastodon Minstrels : 40 original 40

    Haverly’s European Mastodon Minstrels : 40 original 40

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    Image of seven captioned vignettes of minstrel show acts: "Haverly's Double California Quartette Assisted by 8 Choristers" with eight men in blackface holding songbooks and singing in a row at top left; "Haverly's United Mastodon Minstrels on the grand Parade" with a marching band performing on a street at top center; "The Eight Eminent End Men" with blackface men dancing and holding tambourines at top right; "Haverly's Great Extensive First Part. Numbering Forty Celebrated Artists" with men in blackface sitting in an orchestra, dancing, and playing musical instruments at center; "The Resplendent Clog Tournament" with costumed men in blackface dancing at lower left; a formal head-and-shoulders portrait of show proprietor Jack Haverly at bottom center; and "The Mammoth Song and Dance Festival" with men and women in blackface dancing at bottom right.

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    J. H. Haverly

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    Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of minstrel show proprietor J.H. Haverly in formal dress.

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  • The J. H. Haverly Mastodon Minstrels : "Waltz me again."

    The J. H. Haverly Mastodon Minstrels : "Waltz me again."

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    Image of a three-quarter-length portrait of minstrel performer George Wilson in blackface wearing a white suit with a vignette of a head-and-shoulders portrait of Wilson in formal dress in an oval frame at lower left and captioned "Geo. Wilson."

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  • Haverly’s United Mastodon Minstrels : a few of the principal attractions

    Haverly’s United Mastodon Minstrels : a few of the principal attractions

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    Image of seven captioned vignettes of minstrel show acts: "Haverly's Double California Quartette Assisted by 8 Choristers" with eight men in blackface holding songbooks and singing in a row at top left; "Haverly's United Mastodon Minstrels on the grand Parade" with a marching band performing on a street at top center; "The Eight Eminent End Men" with blackface men dancing and holding tambourines at top right; "Haverly's Great Extensive First Part. Numbering Forty Celebrated Artists" with men in blackface sitting in an orchestra, dancing, and playing musical instruments at center; "The Resplendent Clog Tournament" with costumed men in blackface dancing at lower left; a formal head-and-shoulders portrait of show proprietor Jack Haverly at bottom center; and "The Mammoth Song an Dance Festival" with men and women in blackface dancing at bottom right.

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    Academy of Music (fragment)

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    With a woodcut image of head-and-shoulder portraits of Jack Haverly and W.S. Cleveland of Haverly Cleveland Minstrels and a scene of Japanese circus performers and acrobats

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