William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee: The Charge of San Juan Hill – Historic Reproduction
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee: The Charge of San Juan Hill. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee: The Charge of San Juan Hill
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Rather than a battlefield scene, this piece advertises William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee, and its featured number is a comic take on the charge up San Juan Hill, the July 1, 1898 assault in Cuba that made Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders national heroes. Minstrel troupes of the period often borrowed headline events, and turning the charge into a song-and-dance spectacle let audiences laugh at a story they had been reading about in the newspapers all summer. The poster pairs Roosevelt's celebrated image with the lively humor and large production values of touring minstrel shows, so it also shows how quickly the war reached popular entertainment.
| Original scan | 2,824 × 2,151 px · prints to 9 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 1814u |
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