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Image
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Date
1919-05-02
Description
Pageant in honor of the Walt Whitman centennial entitled "At the Call of the Bird". The event was part of an "American Day" themed Founder's Day and included scenes from the country's past, present, and future. This scene includes enslavers and enslaved people and the performers are wearing blackface
Creator
Subject (Topical)
References
Misc 1919-05-07
Genre
Details
Member of
Identifier
Box246_017
Extent
1 negative - 8 x 10 inches - 20x25cm
Type
Rights
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