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Minstrel Show Stock Poster. Hartford: Calhoun Print Co., ca. 1885. Wood engraved poster in color advertising the appearance of a minstrel show, the all white cast and band flanked by four blackface characters playing tambourines and castanets. 29 ¼ x 42”. Chartex backing with wooden batten at top for hanging. Considerably chipped and worn; sold as-is. Scarce. From the collection of David Beach. A curious minstrel show poster in that only four of the performers depicted are in blackface.