Metal windup toy car model of the Fresh Air Taxicab from the radio show Amos 'n Andy, made by Louis Marx and Co. of New York. It features two caricatured men riding in the car, the driver is wearing an orange vest, while the passenger wears a blue jacket and smokes a cigar. Made sometime between 1930 and 1939.

Toy Car

Metal windup toy car model of the Fresh Air Taxicab from the radio show Amos 'n Andy, made by Louis Marx and Co. of New York. It features two caricatured men riding in the car, the driver is wearing an orange vest, while the passenger wears a blue jacket and smokes a cigar. Made sometime between 1930 and 1939.

Inside spread of a pamphlet promoting the fiftieth anniversary performance by long time stage partners James McIntyre and Thomas Heath. The pamphlet celebrates the longevity of the duo as well as the quality of their blackface minstrel shows. From the Minnesota Historical Society pamphlet collection, St. Paul.

To McIntyre and Heath (1924)

Inside spread of a pamphlet promoting the fiftieth anniversary performance by long time stage partners James McIntyre and Thomas Heath. The pamphlet celebrates the longevity of the duo as well as the quality of their blackface minstrel shows. From the Minnesota Historical Society pamphlet collection, St. Paul.

Cover spread of a pamphlet promoting the fiftieth anniversary of the stage partnership between James McIntrye and Thomas Heath, who were some of the most influential and famous blackface minstrels of their time. From the Minnesota Historical Society pamphlet collection, St. Paul.

To McIntyre and Heath (1924)

Cover spread of a pamphlet promoting the fiftieth anniversary of the stage partnership between James McIntrye and Thomas Heath, who were some of the most influential and famous blackface minstrels of their time. From the Minnesota Historical Society pamphlet collection, St. Paul.

Five candidates for public office advertise their campaigns in a blackface minstrel show pamphlet. From the Minnesota Historical Society pamphlet collection, St. Paul.

Advertisements in the Big Minstrel Jubilee pamphlet (1924)

Five candidates for public office advertise their campaigns in a blackface minstrel show pamphlet. From the Minnesota Historical Society pamphlet collection, St. Paul.

Cover art of the pamphlet handed out at the charity minstrel show. It features minstrel drawings and a hat advertisement in the form of a minstrel skit. From the Minnesota Historical Society pamphlet collection, St. Paul.

Big Minstrel Jubilee hosted by Elks Lodge No. 59 (1924)

Cover art of the pamphlet handed out at the charity minstrel show. It features minstrel drawings and a hat advertisement in the form of a minstrel skit. From the Minnesota Historical Society pamphlet collection, St. Paul.

Front and back cover spread for a minstrel show featuring a Gold Medal Flour advertisement. This show was held at West High School auditorium in Minneapolis in an effort to raise money for the Fatherless Children of France. From the Minnesota Historical Society pamphlet collection, St. Paul.

Second Annual Minstrel Show (1920)

Front and back cover spread for a minstrel show featuring a Gold Medal Flour advertisement. This show was held at West High School auditorium in Minneapolis in an effort to raise money for the Fatherless Children of France. From the Minnesota Historical Society pamphlet collection, St. Paul.

A scene from the movie Birth of a Nation (1915) featuring hooded Ku Klux Klan members surrounding Gus, a Black man portrayed in blackface by actor Walter Long.

Birth of a Nation (1915)

A scene from the movie Birth of a Nation (1915) featuring hooded Ku Klux Klan members surrounding Gus, a Black man portrayed in blackface by actor Walter Long.

A political cartoon by Charles Bartholomew published in the Minneapolis Journal on February 28, 1912.

For Harmony (1912)

A political cartoon by Charles Bartholomew published in the Minneapolis Journal on February 28, 1912.

Advertisement in the Bankers in Burnt Cork pamphlet featuring blackface iconography. From the Minnesota Historical Society pamphlet collection, St. Paul.

Twin City Dye House ad (1910)

Advertisement in the Bankers in Burnt Cork pamphlet featuring blackface iconography. From the Minnesota Historical Society pamphlet collection, St. Paul.

Page from the Bankers in Burnt Cork pamphlet. This show was a blackface minstrel production organized by the St. Paul chapter of the American Institute of Banking. From the Minnesota Historical Society pamphlet collection, St. Paul.

Billy Broad in blackface (1910)

Page from the Bankers in Burnt Cork pamphlet. This show was a blackface minstrel production organized by the St. Paul chapter of the American Institute of Banking. From the Minnesota Historical Society pamphlet collection, St. Paul.

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