The Old Original North Carolinans Ex-slave Troupe – 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.)
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A window into the past: The Old Original North Carolinans Ex-slave Troupe, preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The Old Original North Carolinans Ex-slave Troupe
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The poster advertises the "Old Original North Carolinans Ex-slave Troupe," and it sets a small portrait of Miss Lizzie Smiley, identified in the record as the heroine of the Grand Gulf surrender, beside the company's name. Printed in Cleveland by the W.J. Morgan & Co. lithography firm in 1876, the sheet reflects the post-Reconstruction stage, when minstrel and "plantation" entertainments traded on nostalgic and often demeaning images of Black life in the South. The "ex-slave" billing and the Civil War reference show how such shows borrowed the authority of lived experience to draw audiences. The subject headings in the record point to these performance portrayals.
| Created / published | 1876 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph b&w ; 92 x 65 cm. |
| Notes | G1911 U.S. Copyright Office Created by W.J. Morgan & Co. Lith. Cleveland O. Signed: W. Una lith. & del. Small portrait of Miss Lizzie Smiley heroine of Grand Gulf surender. · Old Original North Carolinans Ex-slave Troupe. |
| Subjects | African Americans--Performances & portrayals. Slaves. Minstrel shows. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 2,123 × 2,885 px · prints to 7 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-271996 |
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