Visual Materials

Thatcher Primrose & West's "always to the front..." consolidated mammoth minstrels

Description: Image of three men performing in blackface on high-wheeled penny-farthing bicycles; several other cyclists follow behind on a tree-lined trail.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1881-1882
Call number: priJLC_ENT_004751
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