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W.F. Mott’s dramatic success entitled “N. Y.”

Description: Image of five scenes from the play "N.Y." consisting of a top image showing a crime scene with injured and fighting men and a man being arrested by two police officers; a center-left full-length portrait of a man in a plaid suit and bowler hat; a center image of a man about to be hit over the head by an older woman behind him, while a man sitting at a table holds a knife; a center right full-length portrait of a young woman carrying a basket of fruit; and a bottom image of a mob of men rushing towards a man pointing a gun at a young couple, with a river and city skyline in the background; the poster advertises the comedic drama "N.Y., a Story of the Great City" (also referred to as "New York, a Tale of a Great City") written by W. F. Mott and Frank Schaefer.
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Date: approximately 1884
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Corcoran, Col. 69th Regt. N. Y. S. M

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Image of a full-length portrait of Union Colonel Michael Corcoran seated on horseback in full military uniform during the American Civil War.

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E. E. Ellsworth. Col. Ellsworth's N. Y. Zouaves

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Image of a full-length portrait of American Civil War Union Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth seated on horseback in full military uniform; soldiers dressed in Zouave-style uniforms visible in background.

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Truth Easter '97

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Image of an advertisement for Truth magazine Easter 1897 issue; a laughing friar in brown robes and a woman in an elegant gown and full-length gloves dance together at center.

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Barlow, Wilson, Primrose & West’s Mammoth Minstrels : the people's choice

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Image of a full-length group portrait of show proprietors Milt G. Barlow, Geo. Wilson, G. H. Primrose and W. H. West, with the signature of each man printed below his image, standing around a fishbowl in a parlor with floor-length curtains framing the scene; a bald eagle with spread wings holds a "WBPW" monogram and a medal labeled "The People's Choice" from its beak, at top center.

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Madison Square Theatre Co. : the professor

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Image of a central image of a full-length portrait of a man wearing glasses and holding one hand out towards the viewer and a hat in the other; surrounded by six vignettes of scenes consisting of a man standing on a chair about to hang himself with a noose; a man hitting another in a fist fight; a man falling out of a window; two women fighting each other; women attempting to restrain a violent man; and a man and a woman sitting on a bench and concealed by an umbrella who are presumably embracing; the poster advertises the comedy "The Professor" written by William Gillette.

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The August Century, the midsummer holiday number

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Image of an advertisement for Century magazine August 1900 issue; three-quarter-length portraits of a man and a woman in period clothing hand on a wallpapered wall with a sword, knife, and gun between them; helmet floating amidst clouds and lightning in a storm at bottom center.

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W.F. Mott’s dramatic success entitled “N. Y.”

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