Paul Allen, Mayor of the Ohio River "Yea Boe Roe".
Title
Paul Allen , Mayor of the Ohio River "Yea Boe Roe ".
Contributors
Harrison & Hoover (photographer)
Description
Full-length portrait of actor Paul Allen in blackface costume for a minstrel show . He wears a plaid suit and cap and appears to be pointing or beckoning . This image depicts African Americans in a stereotyped fashion that may be offensive to many viewers ; the University of Louisville does not endorse the content of, or expression carried by, this image . However , such images do present the attitudes and assumptions of some people of the period in which they were produced . The cultural record would be incomplete -- and we would not be honest with ourselves and our past -- if these images were omitted . The Central Music Hall on State and Randolph Streets in Chicago , printed on the image mount , was open from 1879-1900 , so this image must originate from that time period . On print , lower right : Central Music Hall , State and Randolph Streets , Chicago . Location of photo studio : Chicago (Ill.)
Subject
Portraits Portrait photographs Blackface entertainers Men Costumes Posing
People Pictured
Allen, Paul
Date Original
1879 - 1900?
Object Type
Gelatin silver printing-out paper prints Photographic prints Cabinet photographs
Source
16.5 x 10.7 cm. b&w photographic print. Item no. ULPA 1980.20.0409 in the Macauley's Theatre Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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Collection
Macauley's Theatre Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/macauley/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Language
eng
Image Number
ULPA 1980.20.0409
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