Performer in Black Face, circa 1940
Item
Identifier: B356.01.0003.0014.00002
Abstract
Man (possibly Ima Mistachkin) in black face playing a violin. Black faced performers were popular in the first half of the twentieth century.
Dates
- circa 1940
Extent
1 Photographic Prints : b&w, matte ; 8 x 10 inches
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection includes papers, records, correspondence, photographs, photograph albums, scrapbooks, newspapers and newspaper clippings, framed photographs, documents, quilts and needlework, Vaudeville costumes and instruments, books, and record albums.
Condition Report
The photograph is dirty has accretions, a tear, and areas of loss.
Inscriptions and Marks
On back of photograph: "Ima?"
Creator
- From the File: Mistachkin, Ima (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository