Photograph
Eddie Cantor Putting on Blackface Makeup in front of Triple Mirror
| Eddie Cantor applying blackface makeup in front of a triple mirror. The mirror on the left reflects the left side of his face without makeup, the center mirror shows his face in half white, half black makeup, and the right shows the right side of his face in blackface makeup. A man is standing in the background behind the mirrors. |
| Image ID: | 124529 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 08 03 1946 |
| Creator Name: | Milwaukee Journal |
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| Collection Name: | Milwaukee journal negatives, circa 1955-circa 1982 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | PH 3425 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4 inches |
| Negative sleeve reads: 1) At Centurama Evening Performance 2) Shots in studio. 3) Cantor Being Initiated in Indian Tribe at Centurama 4) Portrait taken by Boyd 5) Cantor Kodachrome Copy Neg from Mirror Shot |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
| Portrait photography |
| Entertainers |
| Dancers |
| Cosmetics |
| Minstrels |
| Singers |
| Vaudeville |
| Clothing and dress |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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