William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee was advertised as a large-scale variety show of song, dance, and comic routines, and this lithograph was built to catch the eye of passersby. Strobridge Lithographing Company, which printed in Cincinnati and New York, produced many bright, crowded sheets like this one for touring theatrical companies, and posters of this kind were often displayed on city walls, storefronts, and near railway depots where audiences came and went. Minstrel shows of the period rested on blackface caricature, a demeaning convention that is essential to understanding how these posters framed their entertainment for the audiences of the day.
| Created / published | Cin'ti ; New York : Strobridge Litho. Co., c1899. |
|---|---|
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,000 × 2,258 px · prints to 10 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 26 |
More from the Railroads & Depots collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
