Minstrel Troupe, Newcastle-under-Lyme

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Date:1897

Description:The Borough's first 'blackface' Minstrel Troupe.

As you can see from the image some performers have applied theatrical make-up so that they represent black people.

Today this would be considered highly inappropriate, however when this photograph was taken in 1897 it was thought of as an acceptable form of entertainment.


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9600s
Wooden Doll
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1360s
Corporation of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Order Book
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1680s
The Natural History of Staffordshire by Robert Plot
The Natural History of Staffordshire by Robert Plot

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1730s
The works of Virgil translated into English Blank verse with large explanatory notes & critical observations by Joseph Trapp
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Joseph Trapp was an English Clergyman, academic, poet and pamphleteer; his achievements ...

1800s
Christening Bonnet, 19th century
Christening Bonnet, 19th century

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1820s
Staffordshire Figure 'Peace'
Staffordshire Figure 'Peace'

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1840s
Victorian Black Bodice
Victorian Black Bodice

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1850s
Silverdale Vase
Silverdale Vase

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1870s
Miss Sarah Griffiths' Victorian Wedding Dress
Miss Sarah Griffiths' Victorian Wedding Dress

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1900s
Child’s White Dress, c.1900-1920
Child’s White Dress, c.1900-1920

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1910s
World War 1 'Vases'
World War 1 'Vases'

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1930s
Wedding Dress, 1930s
Wedding Dress, 1930s

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1950s
Little Red Riding Hood Doll, 1953
Little Red Riding Hood Doll, 1953

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1970s
Fire Engines, Newcatle-under-Lyme
Fire Engines, Newcatle-under-Lyme

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1990s
Clayton Hall, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Clayton Hall, Newcastle-under-Lyme

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Donor ref:PA 905 (22/26274)

Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme

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