Minstrel Collection

Thomas D. Rice as the original Jim Crow. Original Caption reads: "The late T.D

Bert Williams on Stage
(Original Caption) Bert A. Williams in stage make-up (old picture)- no other information

Al Jolson with Minstrel Troupe and Band
(Original Caption) Group portrait of minstrel troupe at outdoor stage, picturing Lew Dockstaders (front row center) and Al Jolson (second from left). Photo circa 1900

Actors Bert Williams And George Walker
(Original Caption) Comedians Bert Williams and George Walker on stage in "Sons of Ham." Photograph, c. 1900

Men Who Played Radio'S "Amos N Andy"
(Original Caption) Pals for 23 years-Freeman Gosden (l) and Charles Correll, first met in North Carolina in 1919, when both were assigned to direct an Elks Club Minstrel Show

View Of Canvas Tent Sitting Crowd
(Original Caption) Primrose and Dockstaders Minstrel Company. View of the canvas tent sitting 3, 000 people. Lithograph, ca. 1900. BPA2# 5250

Minstrel Singer Eddie Cantor
(Original Caption) Glorified in Blackface. Eddie in blackface hit the Follies, Ziegfeld's glamorous contribution to show business, early

Al Jolson with Christy's Minstrels
(Original Caption) Al Jolson 1885-1950. Al Jolson in a scene from an unidentified film featuring Christy's Minstrels

Crumbley and Burris
(Original Caption) Minstrel scene: Pullman porter and red cap. (Crumbley and Burris). Photograph ca. 1915 BPA2 #5253

Minstrel Singer Al Jolson
Al Jolson, principally a vaudeville minstrel singer, starred in Warner Studio's first talking picture, The Jazz Singer, in 1927

Minstrel Group of Edward Le Roy Rice
(Original Caption) 1925: Minstrel group of Edward Le Roy Rice performing "At the White House." Photograph

Al Jolson and His Band
(Original Caption) Here is Al Jolson, famous black-face comedian, rehearsing close harmony with two members of his minstrel band

The Jazz Singer Playing at Warners Theatre
A huge billboard on the side of Warners Theatre in New York advertises The Jazz Singer, the first "talkie", in 1927

American Entertainer Al Jolson
(Original Caption) 1927- Picture shows Al Jolson (1886-1950), American entertainer, famed as blackface minstrel singer in "The Jazz Singer, " the first talking film, by Warner Brothers

Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer
Al Jolson, in blackface, as Jakie Rabinowitz, in The Jazz Singer, the first "talking" motion picture. (Photo by AS400 DB/Bettmann Archive)

Lucille Ball With Eddie Cantor and Girls Performing in Costumes
(Original Caption) Mr

Lucille Ball With Eddie Cantor and Girls Posing in Costumes
(Original Caption) Eddie Cantor and four of the beauties who appear in the modern minstrel number of his new picture Kid Millions" rehearses a step or two on their way to the studio stage

Actor Al Jolson Performing in Black Face
(Original Caption) USA: Al Jolson, (1886-1950), American entertainer, famed as black face minstrel

Actor Mickey Rooney in Boys Town
Mickey Rooney in film still from the 1938 MGM movie Boys Town

Performer In Blackface With Tambourine
(Original Caption) Portrait of a performer in wig and blackface. He is shown seated, holding a tambourine. Undated photograph, circa 1900

Thomas D. Rice as Jim Crow
T.D. Rice, was a famous minstrel who performed as Jim Crow

Thomas D. Rice
Thomas Dartmouth Rice considered to be father of American black-face minstrelsy, his song Jump Jim Crow based on folk trickster of slave folklore and used for Jim Crow laws

American Slaves Playing Instruments
(Original Caption) Virginia minstrels

Billy Clark In Black Face
(Original Caption) Billy Clark in black face. He entertains with his Henry's Minstrels. Undated photograph

Minstrel Performer Holding Saxophone
(Original Caption) Minstrel performer holding saxophone. Photo Sommer Phil. Ca. 1900

Advertisement For Minstral Show
(Original Caption) Minstrels: Music cover "Gems of Minstrely" showing typical postures of the showmen

Banjo Player In Minstrel Show
A banjo player

Advertisment for Baird's Mammoth Minstrels
Poster for Baird's Mammoth Minstrels showing two couples dancing. Woodcut, ca. 1880. (Photo by Bettmann/Getty Images)

Black Minstrels Doing Can Can Dance
(Original Caption) The great Can Can dance. Johnson and Powers, San Francisco Minstrels, 1878

Josephine Baker Performing in Blackface
Entertainer Josephine Baker performs in blackface in imitation of minstrel performer Johnny Hudgins

Victorian London - Christy Minstrels
Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. The Christy Minstrels playing on stage

La Fontaines Fables - Ass and the Little Dog
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Ass and the Little Dog

Blondel de Nesle
" Vintage engraving showing a scene from the third crusade Blondel hears the voice of the imprisoned Richard the Lionheart

German Bard Sings In Medieval Hall
Illustration of a German Bard Sings In Medieval Hall

Jester, vintage engraved illustration

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