Black Face Performs with Showgirls
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Title
Black Face Performs with Showgirls
Subject
Black Showgirls
Blackface
Roberts Show Lounge
Minstrel
Showgirls
Description
Showgirl Elnorah Huff-Williamson is performing directly behind a blackface entertainer in a minstrel show. Blackface originated in the 19th century, it was a way to stereotype blacks, which depicted and humiliated blacks for all of history.
Creator
Lisa Roberts
Source
James H Nave
Publisher
Omeka
Date
1950's
Contributor
James H Nave (official photographer)
Roberts Show Lounge
Relation
Roberts Show Club
Format
Digitized from original
Language
English
Type
Still Photo
Coverage
Chicago, Illinois
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Photo
Physical Dimensions
8x10
Files
Citation
Lisa Roberts, “Black Face Performs with Showgirls ,” Dominican University SOIS Omeka Site, accessed November 12, 2024, http://108.166.64.190/omeka222/items/show/854.