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Whiteley's Original Hidden Hand Co.

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Caption: Sunset pastimes at Hurricane Hall.

Created by "Jno. B. Jeffery, Pr. & Eng., Chicago."

Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

The collection includes posters advertising individual plays and operettas, burlesque, vaudeville, and specialty acts, dance companies, extravaganzas produced by the Kiralfy Brothers, portraits of entertainers, and stock posters. Featured performers include Julia Arthur, De Wolfe Hopper, Joseph Hart Vaudeville Co., Thomas W. Keene, Andrew Mack, Robert B. Mantell, Mathews & Bulger, Lewis Morrison, Phil Sheridan's New City Sports Co., Royal Lilliputians, and Jennie Yeamans. Directors, managers, and producers include Edward J. Abraham, Blaney, and Vance, William A. Brady, Sidney R. Ellis, W.J. Fielding, Charles Frohman, Hoyt & McKee, the Kiralfy Brothers, Jacob Litt, Rice & Burton, Rich & Harris, A.Q. Scammon, Sam S. Schubert, Thall & Kennedy, Fred E. Wright, Charles H. Yale, and others. Playwrights include David Belasco, George H. Broadhurst, Bartley Campbell, Charles Turner Dazey, Gilbert & Sullivan, William Gillette, Seymour Hicks, David Higgins, Bronson Howard, Cecil Raleigh, William Shakespeare, Sutton Vane, and others. Plays include such popular titles as Arizona, At Piney Ridge, By the sad sea waves, Devil's auction, Evangeline, Faust, Female drummer, H.M.S. Pinafore, The hidden hand, The last of the Rohans, Ole Olson, The Queen of Chinatown, Shenandoah, Siberia, The sporting life, Uncle Tom's cabin, Venice, The war of wealth, Way down East, Yon Yonson, and others. Images depicted include scenes from plays, portraits of performers, and performers performing. Featured entertainers are not always depicted in the image. Some posters are mainly textual with peripheral images.

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01/01/1884
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Jno. B. Jeffery Pr. & Eng.
Whiteley's Original Hidden Hand Co.
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Edith, a five year old cotton picker on H.M. Lane's farm Bells, Tex. (Near Denison). "She's a good steady picker. Works all day long," her aunt said. See also other photos taken here. Location: Bells, Texas

Cotton pickers waiting to have their cotton checked, Marcella Plantation, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi

The cotton pickers on this farm were temporary neighbors to the owner. Four adults and seven children. The latter as follows: one six year old boy picks one hundred pounds a day. His father said "He picks one hundred pounds every day." Two children of seven pick one hundred and fifty pounds a day each. One of nine years picks about two hundred pounds. Several from ten to fifteen pick three to four hundred pounds. The whole group picks a bale a day. (1,600 to 1,800) pounds a day. Location: McKinney [vicinity], Texas.

Cotton pickers boarding truck to take them to cotton fields, Pine Bluff, Arkansas

6-year old Warren Frakes. Mother said he picked 41 pounds yesterday "An I don't make him pick; he picked some last year." Has about 20 pounds in his bag. See 4574. Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma. Lewis W. Hine

Cotton picker. San Joaquin Valley, California

A black and white photo of a group of people, Cotton pickers, Arkansas

The successful, romantic drama, A grip of steel

The mikado. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Belle Archer in Jess of the Bar Z

Oliver Scott's Refined Negro Minstrels a happy lot of funny coons in myriad acts entrancing, new jokes and gags by black buffoons, the best of songs and dancing.

Champagne and oysters, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

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african americans performances and portrayals banjos cotton pickers eating and drinking summer theatrical productions theatrical posters american woodcuts color whiteley original hand hand co poster art posters images black history month black history month 19th century posters posters performing arts posters american variety stage vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920 jno jeffery pr and eng whiteley original hidden hand co whiteley original ultra high resolution high resolution illinois chicago john performing arts posters advertisements free art posters library of congress vintage ads vaudeville