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Georgia Minstrels

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Call NumberZ-1143CreatorRocky Mountain Photo CompanyDate1920-1930SummaryAfrican-American (Black) men, members of the Georgia Minstrels band, pose in front of the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The men wear top hats and black frock coats with large buttons and hold musical instruments. Some hold pennants that reads "Georgia Minstrels." Two men kneel between a drum and a banner that reads "The Famous Georgia Minstrels." A white man observes from the sidewalk near a banner that reads: "33 Years of Success. Age talks."Physical Description1 photographic print ; 25 x 79 cm (10 x 31 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectBroadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--PeopleGeorgia MinstrelsAfro-Americans--Music--Colorado--DenverDenver (Colo.)Bands--Colorado--DenverEntertainers--Colorado--DenverTheaters--Colorado--DenverGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711001143Type of MaterialGroup portraitsPanoramic photographsPhotographic printsNotesTitle penciled in photoprint margin. R7110011436Languageeng

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