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| Date: | 1857 |
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| Description: | An actor in an Indian headdress and jewelry for performance of "Black Hawk, or Lily of the Prairie," a drama written by Mary Elizabeth Mears and presented ... |
| Date: | 1857 |
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| Description: | An actor dressed as an army officer, holding a saber, for the performance of "Black Hawk, or Lily of the Prairie," a drama written by Mary Elizabeth Mears ... |
| Date: | 1867 |
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| Description: | Lithograph poster for Augustin Daly's 1867 play Under the Gaslight, depicting Snorkey the one-armed Civil War veteran tied to the railroad tracks, w... |
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| Description: | Letterhead of the Gayety Theatre, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with the name of the theatre in an oval embellished with outlines of flowers and leaves, flanked... |
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| Description: | George M. Cohan and James Graham hold the same pose next to each other, with Cohen looking back toward Graham. Graham plays a younger Cohan. There is a lar... |
| Date: | 05 08 1927 |
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| Description: | A crowd at Fort St. Antoine celebrating the 23rd anniversary of Nicolas Perrot claiming the territory of the upper Mississippi River for France. A reenactm... |
| Date: | 05 08 1927 |
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| Description: | Actors in a reenactment of a Taking Possession ceremony in which Nicolas Perrot claimed the territory of the upper Mississippi River for France. |
| Date: | 05 07 1927 |
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| Description: | Actor Joseph Shafer/Schafer telling the story of The Ostensorium in a reenactment of a ceremony in which Nicolas Perrot claimed the territory of the upper ... |
| Date: | 05 08 1927 |
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| Description: | Six actors are standing outdoors. One of them men is holding a flag a fleur-de-lis design in a reenactment of a ceremony in which Nicolas Perrot claimed th... |
| Date: | 05 08 1927 |
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| Description: | A group of actors, some in Native American clothing, are posing by an Indian lodge. They are participants in a reenactment of a ceremony in which Nicolas P... |
| Date: | 05 08 1927 |
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| Description: | A large group of actors posing together outdoors while in costume. They are participants in a reenactment of a ceremony in which Nicolas Perrot claimed the... |
| Date: | 05 08 1927 |
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| Description: | A group of actors posing outdoors together in costume. They are participants in a reenactment of a ceremony in which Nicolas Perrot claimed the territory o... |
| Date: | 05 08 1927 |
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| Description: | Actors performing in a reenactment of a ceremony in which Nicolas Perrot claimed the territory of the upper Mississippi River for France at Fort St. Antoin... |
| Date: | 07 06 1956 |
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| Description: | View of an outdoor performance with a tree on the left, and a brick building in the background. Two men in suits are attempting to push a third man into a ... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of four men and four women, all in costume. One woman is dressed in a bridal gown. Caption reads: "'The Mistletoe Bough' 1885. Mary R. Brigh... |
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