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A Boom at the Dime

Great Success of Dockstader's Colored Minstrel Troupe

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Article in The Philadelphia Inquirer discussing Black female impersonators.

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Identifier
6d56zw954
Collection
Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
Institution
Digital Transgender Archive
Publisher
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Date Issued
1891
Genre
Clippings
Subject(s)
Dockstader's Colored Minstrel Troupe
Ethiopian
Ninth and Arch Dime Museum
William Campbell
Places
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia County > City of Philadelphia > Philadelphia
Topic(s)
Black people
Female impersonators
LGBTQ+ theater
Minstrel shows
Resource Type
Text
Language
English
Rights
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