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1. Small card-sized handbill advertising Skiff and Gaylord's Minstrels

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Small card-sized handbill advertising Skiff and Gaylord's Minstrels. The recto is printed in green and bears an illustration of five people in blackface, each surrounded by an overlapping oval-shaped frame. "Skiff & Gaylords Minstrels are Coming," is printed above and below. The verso is printed in red, and depicts the shield and eagle from the Great Seal of the United States, surrounded by a ribbon-shaped motif which reads, "The best singers, the best dances, musicals, violinists, operatic, choruses, and the best brass band in the world."
Date Issued:
1871-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Detroit Historical Society

2. Handbill for advertising a series of performances by Leon and Cushman's Minstrel Comedy Company at Whitney's Opera House

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Handbill for advertising a series of performances by Leon and Cushman's Minstrel Comedy Company at Whitney's Opera House. "James Sherlock" is handwritten in pencil twice on the recto. A puzzle is printed on the verso, as part of a promotion promising free tickets to the first person to solve it. The puzzle has been attempted in pencil. The card is printed in black on tan cardstock.
Date Issued:
1884-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Detroit Historical Society