Wm. H. Wests Big Minstrel Jubilee (formerly of Primrose & West). – Antique Poster Print
(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
A window into the past: Wm. H. Wests Big Minstrel Jubilee (formerly of Primrose & West)., preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Order it framed and ready to hang, or unframed to match a frame you already love. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Wm. H. Wests Big Minstrel Jubilee (formerly of Primrose & West).
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.
Carroll Johnson, the comedian, is the figure singled out in the caption of this 1898 color lithograph advertising William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee, a show that had previously traveled under the name Primrose & West. Minstrel troupes of this era combined musical numbers, comic dialogue, and variety acts, and their posters were meant to sell that energy to passersby on the street. The Strobridge Lithographing Company of Cincinnati and New York printed the sheet, one of many such posters the firm produced for touring entertainments of the period.
| Created / published | 1898 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 74 x 50 cm. |
| Notes | 34413 U.S. Copyright Office Created and copyright 1898 by The Strobridge Lith Co Cinti & New York. Caption: Carroll Johnson the comedian. N.Y. no. 8093. · Wm. H. Wests Big Minstrel Jubilee. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 2,080 × 3,072 px · prints to 7 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-272789 |
More from the Vintage Theater Posters 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.
