Group of people, majority of which are in blackface, on stage in an auditorium

Possibly members of a minstrel show, boy scouts in the front. Cataloguer's title. The Rorke Family Photograph Collection contains 301 black and white and 28 colour photographs of the Rorke Family of Carbonear, Newfoundland, as well as the Forward and Bemister families from that area who are lin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rorke Family
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Subjects:
Minstrel shows
Blackface entertainers
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/m_rorke/id/513
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Summary:Possibly members of a minstrel show, boy scouts in the front. Cataloguer's title. The Rorke Family Photograph Collection contains 301 black and white and 28 colour photographs of the Rorke Family of Carbonear, Newfoundland, as well as the Forward and Bemister families from that area who are linked to it by marriage. Although spanning from the 1840s-1970s, most photos are from 1900-45, showing family events, homes and Newfoundland and Labrador locations. There is also an album of photos taken while James Rorke attended the Leys School in Cambridge, England.

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