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

Description: 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.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: between 1915 and 1922
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000195
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
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Harmount’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin Co

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Image of a head-and-shoulders profile portrait of the slave hunter character the Lawyer Marks holding a top hat and cane; the poster advertises the Harmount Company production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" based on 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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Harmount’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin Co

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Image of a white man in a suit praying at the foot of a newly dug grave under a tree with three African American men standing in the background with a horse and one, presumably the gravedigger, holds a shovel; the poster advertises the Harmount Company production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" 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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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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Minnie Foster's mammoth Uncle Tom's Cabin Co

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Image of an advertisement for Minnie Foster's production of Uncle Tom's Cabin at Fulton Opera House in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and older African American actor reads a book aloud while sitting on a bench outdoors with a young blond girl under an image of an angel offering the same man her hand; vignettes of slave life including a dancing African American woman with a banjo, running dogs, two men riding a horse and a mule, and a slave auction block; decorative border.

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

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