Amateur minstrels show handbill, 1907 February 25

Amateur minstrels show handbill, 1907 February 25

Amateur minstrels show handbill. Dated February 25, 1907. This small handbill publicizes an amateur minstrels show held for the "benefit of the Colored Odd Fellows." Wilbur Miles, a world-renowned entertainer of mixed race descent, headlined the show. Includes an envelope addressed to William Russ of Clarksburg, West Virginia. Russ was also of mixed race descent.

Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. FR 160.001

1907 02 25

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English

A2017/019/001

Coelho, John. "The Importance of Research in Creating Connections to the Past," Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library blog. August 8, 2017.

2 items ; 17 x 25 cm. (flyer) ; 14 x 9 cm. (envelope)

Museum purchase