The Old Dominion Colored Vocalists with the Gotthold Octoroon Combination – Historic Poster Reproduction
(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.)
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The Old Dominion Colored Vocalists with the Gotthold Octoroon Combination
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The Old Dominion Colored Vocalists share top billing here with the Gotthold Octoroon Combination, a pairing that sets this 1879 lithograph apart from typical touring-show bills. The poster was produced by the Metropolitan Lithographic Studio on Warren Street in New York, with J.E. Jackson listed as agent, and it was registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. Its "Octoroon" title recalls Dion Boucicault's 1859 melodrama *The Octoroon*, about a woman of mixed race, and it reflects the popularity of such stage productions in the years after Reconstruction. Catalogers file it under African Americans and performances and portrayals, a label worth reading with care when considering how these troupes were presented to audiences.
| Created / published | 1879 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph b&w ; 62 x 47 cm. |
| Notes | K15307 U.S. Copyright Office Created and copyright Metropolitan Litho. Studio 29 Warren St. N.Y. 1879. J.E. Jackson agent. · Jackson J. E. |
| Subjects | Old Dominion Colored Vocalists. Gotthold Octoroon Combination. African Americans--Performances & portrayals. Singers. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 1,994 × 2,574 px · prints to 7 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-271995 |
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