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[Optical illusion disc with a face catching a ball and a man with blac...
The disc is spun displaying the illusion of motion of a face catching a ball in a circle at the center of the disc and a man with blackface taking a bow in a circle at the outer edge of the disc. Published in: ... More
'Macgregor', owned by James R. Dempster, Ladyton
Charles Reid..about 1890..Accession no. PGP R 922.2.Medium Albumen print.Size 11.50 x 18.30 cm.Credit Gift of Mrs. Riddell in memory of Peter Fletcher Riddell 1985. PGP R 922.2 ) .
Man in blackface as minstrel - Public domain portrait print
Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).
George Primrose, blackface entertainer
Public domain image of a male portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Gorton's Original New Orleans Minstrels
Includes small portraits of Jos. Gorton and Chas. H. Larkin. Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Group of Klansmen surround freedman Gus (played by white actor Walter ...
Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cantor, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photograph shows singer Eddie Cantor (1892-1964) in blackface in front of a billboard for the Ziegfield Follies with "Buy War Saving Stamps" statement. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2017) Title from data pro... More
Ellesmere Carnival - A black and white photo of a group of people
Teitl Cymraeg/Welsh title:Carnifal Ellesmere.Ffotograffydd/Photographer: Geoff Charles (1909-2002).Dyddiad/Date: September 4, 1955..Cyfrwng/Medium: Negydd ffilm / Film negative.Cyfeiriad/Reference: (gch08643).... More
Hastings County Archives OSD 1937-1938-12 (38997848250)
One of a series of negatives taken by staff of the Ontario School for the Deaf (now the Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf) in Belleville, Ontario, between 1936 and 1939. Images scanned and donated by Donna... More
Au cirque Médrano - Public domain portrait print
Portrait d'un clown appelé Chocolat
Francesco Tamagno dans le rôle d'Otello - Foto di Ganzini
Francesco Tamagno dans le rôle d'Otello / G. B. Ganzini Public domain photograph - 19th-century studio portrait photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Andre Gill - Robinson Offenbach GalliMarie
Français : Célestine Galli-Marié de l'Isle, dans le rôle de Vendredi de Robinson Crusoé d'Offenbach – caricature de André Gill
Playing Card, Eight of Clubs, late 19th century (CH 18405323)
Eight of Clubs playing card from a pack of transformation playing cards. Vertically, a group of African figures in an exotic landscape, a palm tree at upper right and an umbrella topped with a crescent moon at ... More
Playing Card, Seven of Clubs, late 19th century (CH 18405321)
Seven of Clubs playing card from a pack of transformation playing cards. Vertically, a group of minstrel figures shown in stereotypical blackface, the symbols of the clubs used to color their faces, their featu... More
Walther Litzelmann, Artilleriebuch 1582 BSB (titlepage)
Collection of military science and history images from various sources by selected BibliOdyssey.
Harvard Theatre Collection - Ferdinand Bonn TCS 1.2795
Cabinet card image of German actor Ferdinand Bonn (1861-1933), in character as Othello. TCS 1.2795, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Ninetto Davoli Otello, Italy
Italiano: Ninetto Davoli interpreta Otello in Che cosa sono le nuvole? (episodio di Capriccio all'italiana, 1968) Fotogramma, da Rai3.
Singing Fool Jolson Poster film poster
Poster for the American musical drama film The Singing Fool (1928) staring Al Jolson, with representation of Jolson in blackface.
Stage actress Hattie Carmontelle in blackface (SAYRE 18280)
Stage actress Hattie Carmontelle in blackface. Subjects: actresses, minstrels and minstrel shows
Stage actress Ira Donnette in blackface (SAYRE 23672)
Stage actress Ira Donnette in blackface. Subjects: actresses, minstrels and minstrel shows
Eva Earle French, stage actress (SAYRE 2487)
Eva Earle French, stage actress Subjects: actresses, plays
Eva Earle French, stage actress (SAYRE 2731)
Eva Earle French, stage actress Subjects: actresses, plays Public domain image of theatrical costume design, theater, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Eva Earle French, stage actress (SAYRE 2983)
Eva Earle French, stage actress Subjects: actresses Public domain photograph related to 19th-century Africa, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A scene from "Toby's Bow" (SAYRE 14125)
A scene from "Toby's Bow," which played at the Clemmer Theater, Seattle. Date stamped Jan. 21, 1920. Includes Tom Moore. Nick Cogley played "Uncle Toby" in blackface. The use of white actors in blackface for... More
Uncle Tom's Cabin (SAYRE 14013)
Still from the American drama film Uncle Tom's Cabin (1918) Subjects: motion pictures
Vaudeville entertainer Lew Hawkins in blackface (SAYRE 3010)
Vaudeville entertainer Lew Hawkins in blackface. Subjects: vaudeville
Vaudeville entertainer Lew Hawkins in blackface (SAYRE 3291)
Vaudeville entertainer Lew Hawkins in blackface. Subjects: vaudeville
Vaudeville entertainer Sam Hood in blackface (SAYRE 3481)
Vaudeville entertainer Sam Hood in blackface. Subjects: vaudeville
Jolson black - A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie
Warner Bros. publicity photo for the film The Jazz Singer (1927), featuring its starAl Jolson. Source: Scan from private collection Original publisher/holder of property rights: Warner Bros.
Seattle Mail and Herald, v. 5, no. 7, Dec. 28, 1901 newspaper - cdb696...
Page 1 includes portrait of Washington governor John Rankin Rogers, recently deceased. Rogers is discussed further on page 4. Page 7 includes photograph of George F. Cotterill, future Seattle mayor and writer f... More
His Darker Self (1924) - 1. Silent film movie advertisement
Advertisement for the American comedy film His Darker Self (1924) with Lloyd Hamilton, on page 6 of the January 31, 1924 Film Daily. The plot involves a self-taught small town detective who, after a Black frien... More
Band in Oxford Fourth of July parade 1912 (3190735423)
snyder, 749 Subject (TGM): Bands; Parades and processions; Holidays; City and town life; Minstrels; Location: Oxford, Ohio [Band members appear to be in blackface].
Band in Oxford Fourth of July parade 1912 (3190883537)
snyder, 1444 Subject (TGM): Bands; Parades and processions; Holidays; City and town life; Minstrels; Location: Oxford, Ohio [Band members appear to be in blackface].
Promotional float for Paramount Theatre, Bundaberg, ca. 1930s
Creator: Unidentified. Location: Bundaberg, Queensland. Description: Two people dressed in 'zombie' clothes posing on top of a promotional float advertising the film, 'White Zombie'. The float is sitting bet... More
Magic lantern slide depicting a fairy tale, II
Photograph of a Magic lantern slide depicting a fairy tale. Public domain reproduction of colorized lantern slide, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The clansman - an American drama - from his two famous novels The leop...
Identifier: clansmanamerican00dixo (find matches) Title: The clansman : an American drama : from his two famous novels The leopard's spots and The clansman : presented by the Southern Amusement Co. Year: 1905... More
His Darker Self (1924) - 3 - silent film printed advertisement
Advertisement for the American comedy film His Darker Self (1924) with Lloyd Hamilton in blackface, on page 468 of the February 9, 1924 Moving Picture World. The plot involves a self-taught small town detectiv... More
Al Jolson 1924
Photo of Al Jolson.
Charles "Heinie" Conklin portrait
Charles "Heinie" Conklin, possibly in blackface makeup, on page 31 of the January 1926 The Motion Picture Director.
Concession. 'Flyin' Frolic' Nov., 12-13, 1918. Love Field, Tex. (28903...
Title: Concession. 'Flyin' Frolic' Nov., 12-13, 1918. Love Field, Tex. Alternative Title: [Performance by 'Stella' and Three Men in Blackface, 'Flyin' Frolic' Event, Love Field, Dallas, Texas] Creator: Unknown ... More
Arthur Thiele Dame mit Hut
Deutsch: Ansichtskarte
Toronto Arts and Letters Club Minstrels (I0014605)
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Birth-of-a-nation-klan-and-black-man
Group of Klansmen surround freedman Gus (played by white actor Walter Long in blackface) in a scene from director D. W. Griffith's 1915 motion picture The Birth of a Nation.
Dreadnought hoax larger photo (cropped)
Photograph taken at the Lafayette studio. le, Anthony Buxton (seated), Adrian Stephen, Guy Ridley
Group of principals in "Watch Your Step" at the New Amsterdam Theatre
Group of principals in "Watch Your Step" at the New Amsterdam Theatre. From Left to Right Are: Elizabeth Brice, Charles Ring, Mrs. Vernon Castle, Vernon Castle, Frank Tinney, Sallie Fisher, Harry Kelly and Eli... More
(Ziegfield Follies bill-board with ad. "Buy War Savings Stamps") (LOC)...
Bain News Service,, publisher. [Ziegfield Follies bill-board with ad. "Buy War Savings Stamps"] [between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920] 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. Notes: Title from unverified data prov... More
(Ziegfield Follies bill-board with ad. "Buy War Savings Stamps") (LOC)...
Bain News Service,, publisher. [Ziegfield Follies bill-board with ad. "Buy War Savings Stamps"] [between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920] 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. Notes: Title from unverified data prov... More
(Ziegfield Follies bill-board with ad. "Buy War Savings Stamps") (LOC)
Bain News Service,, publisher. [Ziegfield Follies bill-board with ad. "Buy War Savings Stamps"] [between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920] 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. Notes: Title from unverified data prov... More
Tina Leonova (Genevre) in Stane Česnik (Brett Charles).1948, Slovenia
Slovenščina: Globoko so korenine. d'Usseau in Gow. Drama Ljubljana. Tina Leonova (Genevre) in Stane Česnik (Brett Charles).1948
Vekoslav Janko, Slovenia
Vekoslav Janko (1899-1973), Slovene opera singer
Vida Juvan (Alice), Elvira Kralj (Bella) in Stane Česnik (Brett Charle...
Slovenščina: Vida Juvan (Alice), Elvira Kralj (Bella) in Stane Česnik (Brett Charles). Globoko so korenine. d'Usseau in Gow. 1948. Drama Ljubljana
Red Hot Romance lobby card. Silent film movie advertisement
Lobby card for the American comedy film Red Hot Romance (1922).
Judge Parker Wants to be President (Condo cartoon)
A. D. Condo editorial cartoon depicting Alton B. Parker (who was, at the time, a candidate to be President of the United States), surrounded by six vignettes of Theodore Roosevelt. Upper left: Roosevelt ridin... More
Moran and Mack The Two Black Crows - The Film Daily, Jul-Dec 1932 (pag...
Public domain photograph of an advertising poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Suse Byk Ludwig Hofmann Jonny spielt auf Berlin 1927
Deutsch: de:Ludwig Hofmann (Sänger). Original-Bildunterschrift: Hoffmann als Jazzband-Neger Jonny in Křeneks Oper „Jonny spielt auf“ (Städt. Oper)
The Informer ad in The Motion Picture Story Magazine (Aug 1912-Jan 191...
:Title: The Motion Picture Story Magazine (Aug 1912-Jan 1913) Description: PREMARC/SERLOC merged record Topics: motion pictures LCCN: 12021059 Identity: motionpicturesto04moti
James Gow, Arnaud d'Usseau, Globoko so korenine
Slovenščina: James Gow, Arnaud d'Usseau, Globoko so korenine. Na fotografiji: Elvira Kralj (Bella Charles).
William Shakespeare, Othello, Slovensko gledališče v Trstu
Slovenščina: William Shakespeare, Othello, Slovensko gledališče v Trstu. Na fotografiji: Mira Sardoč (Desdemona), Jožko Lukeš (Othello).
N 53 16 2674
Hillbilly Band at WPTF Studio 1943 Photo by Albert Barden. From the Albert Barden Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC.
LIFE Magazine 7 Jan 1892
LIFE Magazine Cover (7 Jan 1892)
Al Jolson Jazz Singer
Description: Warner Bros. publicity photo for the film The Jazz Singer (1927), featuring Al Jolson as Jack Robin, in blackface, performing "My Mammy"
The Jazz Singer (SAYRE 24133)
The Jazz Singer Subjects (LCTGM): motion pictures, actors, actresses
Jay C. Flippen, 1921
Flippen is best known for his later Hollywood work, but this documents his early vaudeville career, especially the uncommon circumstance of a white actor, in blackface, understudying a black star (Bert William... More
Dan Bryant Minstrel
Blackface Performer Dan Bryant (Photo by Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
His Darker Self (1924) - 5
Advertisement for the American comedy film His Darker Self (1924) with Lloyd Hamilton, on page 1 of the March 8, 1924 Exhibitors Trade Review. The plot involves a self-taught small town detective who, after a ... More
Arthur and Bendini, 1907
Vaudevillians Roy Arthur and Jean Bendini, 1907
His Darker Self (1924) - 4
Advertisement for the American comedy film His Darker Self (1924) with Lloyd Hamilton, on page 4 of the February 23, 1924 Exhibitors Trade Review. The plot involves a self-taught small town detective who, afte... More
His Darker Self (1924) - 6
Advertisement for the American comedy film His Darker Self (1924) with Lloyd Hamilton, from the front advertising section of the April 12, 1924 Exhibitors Trade Review. The plot involves a self-taught small to... More
Jean Bedini and Roy Arthur, ca. 1908
Photographs of vaudevillians Jean Bendini and Roy Arthur, ca. 1908
Moran and Mack, vaudeville blackface performers (SAYRE 13009)
Moran and Mack, vaudeville blackface performers billed as The Two Black Crows. Subjects (LCTGM): vaudeville
Al Jolson in A Plantation Act
Al Jolson in the 1926 short film A Plantation Act
Red Hot Romance (1922) - 6
Still from the American comedy film Red Hot Romance (1922) with Basil Sydney and Tom Wilson (in blackface), on page 76 of the January 28, 1922 Exhibitors Herald. The American film industry commonly used white ... More
George Marion in Toby's Bow
Actor George Marion, in blackface, in the stage play Toby's Bow
Rutgers-lib-17768 JPEG-1
Students depicting Sam Fraunces, who ran Fraunces Tavern in Manhattan, telling Jane Tuers of the village of Bergen that he overheard British soldiers toasting an American traitor named Arnold who was to delive... More
Seventeen-Gaul-Kelly
Photograph of George Gaul (in blackface) and Gregory Kelly in the Broadway production of Seventeen Caption reads as follows:George Gaul, Gregory KellyWillie is concealing, beneath a bathrobe, his father's dres... More
Bayonet Constitution political cartoon 1887
"King Kalakaua sits on a throne being toppled by the "revolution". The schooner "Lurline" is in the background. A barefoot woman rushing back from the Jubilee represents Kapi'olani." The cartoon is making fun ... More
Irozi of Iași, 1892
Buskers performing as Irozi, the Romanian nativity play, at Christmas 1892; depicted are all elements of a troupe (tacâm): Herod, two of the Three Magi (Caspar and Melchior), and a "black man" (harap), alongsi... More
Roll Along (1923) - 1 - silent film printed advertisement
Advertisement for the American backface comedy film Roll Along (1923), on pages 8 and 9 of the June 3, 1923 Film Daily. The ad states that the film "has all the humor of the Plantation Negro that for years has... More
Jimmie Adams - Feb 1924 FD - silent film printed advertisement
Advertisement promoting short comedy films starring Jimmie Adams, on pages 14 and 15 of the February 17, 1924 Film Daily. The main image shows Adams in blackface.
Melody Lane ad in The Film Daily, Jan-Jun 1929 (page 1549 crop)
Public domain photograph of a movie film poster advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Sea Legs (1925) - 1 - silent film printed advertisement
Still from the American comedy short film Sea Legs (1925) with Neal Burns, Vera Steadman, and a porter in blackface, cropped for publication, on page 809 of the February 21, 1925 The Moving Picture World.
Othello costume
Othello costume - illustration by Percy Anderson for Costume Fanciful, Historical and Theatrical, 1906
Johanna Hofer und Fritz Kortner in Othello 1921
Austrian actor Fritz Kortner and German actress Johanna Hofer in Othello by William Shakespeare under the direction of Leopold Jessner at the Staatliche Schauspielhaus Berlin, November 1921 Deutsch: Der öster... More
Edmund Kean as Othello - Egypt
Edmund Kean as Othello
Edwin Forrest as Othello
Actor Edwin Forrest as Othello
Stanislavski as Othello 1896 edit
The Russian actor and director Constantin Stanislavski (Константин Сергеевич Станиславский) as William Shakespeare's Othello (1896)
Stanislavski as Othello 1896
The Russian actor and director Constantin Stanislavski (Константин Сергеевич Станиславский) as William Shakespeare's Othello (1896)
Francesco Tamagno as Otello 1887 - Sadie 1992 4p639
Photograph of tenor Francesco Tamagno (1850–1905) in the title role of Verdi's opera Otello in the original 1887 production at La Scala, Milan
Sharifzade as Otello - A man dressed in a costume and holding a cane
Sharifzade as Otello
Sharifzade as Otello 2 - A black and white photo of a man smiling
Sharifzade as Otello Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ulvi Rajab as Otello - Public domain portrait print
Ulvi Rajab as Otello
Roughest Africa01
James Finlayson and Stan Laurel in Roughest Africa (1923).
Oh, Susie, Be Careful (1919) - 1
Still from the American comedy film Oh, Susie, Be Careful (1919) with Thornton Edwards, Roscoe Karns, Dorothy Devore, and Earle Rodney (in blackface). The American film industry commonly used white actors in ... More
Toby's Bow (1919) - Cogley & Moore 1
Still from the American silent drama film Toby's Bow (1919) with Tom Moore and Nick Cogley, from page 65 of the January 1920 Shadowland. Cogley played "Uncle Toby" in blackface. The use of white actors in blac... More
Book of the Royal blue (1897) (14735989166)
Identifier: bookofroyalblue07balt (find matches) Title: Book of the Royal blue Year: 1897 (1890s) Authors: Baltimore and Ohio railroad company. (from old catalog) Subjects: Middle Atlantic States -- Descrip... More
Life and art of Richard Mansfield, with selections from his letters (1...
Tommaso Salvini as Othello. Photograph by Lock & Whitfield, London. Identifier: lifeartrichardma01wint (find matches) Title: Life and art of Richard Mansfield, with selections from his letters Year: 1910 (191... More
Recollections of a player (1897) (14761243986)
Identifier: recollectionsofp00wils (find matches) Title: Recollections of a player Year: 1897 (1890s) Authors: Wilson, Francis, 1854-1935 Subjects: Actors and actresses Publisher: New York : Printed at the... More
The clansman - an American drama - from his two famous novels The leop...
Identifier: clansmanamerican00dixo (find matches) Title: The clansman : an American drama : from his two famous novels The leopard's spots and The clansman : presented by the Southern Amusement Co. Year: 1905... More
The clansman - an American drama - from his two famous novels The leop...
Identifier: clansmanamerican00dixo (find matches) Title: The clansman : an American drama : from his two famous novels The leopard's spots and The clansman : presented by the Southern Amusement Co. Year: 1905... More
The clansman - an American drama - from his two famous novels The leop...
Identifier: clansmanamerican00dixo (find matches) Title: The clansman : an American drama : from his two famous novels The leopard's spots and The clansman : presented by the Southern Amusement Co. Year: 1905... More