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Al G. Fields minstrels ... Nick Hufford one loose page from a book of fun

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Image of a man performing in blackface wearing a bright red suit smiling and holding out a hand to a man wearing a brown checked suit with his hands in his pockets in an advertisement for Nick Hufford as a featured performer with Al G. Fields minstrels; bust-length portraits of Edward Conard and J.E. Hatfield inset at top left and right.
Type
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Date
approximately 1902-1925
Call number
priJLC_ENT_004748
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