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Minstrel Show Players
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Nine women, all but two in blackface and all dressed in drag for a minstrel show, presented by a St. Bernard's Catholic Church Christian Mothers group. Seated on the piano is Mrs. Frank (Clara) Zeier; standing behind the piano, left to right: Mrs. Joseph (Lucille) Nolter and Mrs. A.L. (Eleanore) Derra; standing in the middle row, left to right: Mrs. Carl (Doris) Blum, Mrs. J.E. (Alice) Kleiner, Mrs. John (Marie) Schroeder, director; and Mrs. Nicholas (Flora) Raffay; seated in the foreground: Mrs. William (Helen) Rethke and Mrs. Wallace (Erma) Heisig.
February 7, 1950
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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