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Wed, Oct 23, 2019 02:30AM EDT
Lot 153

Lew Dockstader and His Minstrels. Neil O?Brien.

Estimate: $400 - $600

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Lew Dockstader and His Minstrels. Neil O?Brien. Cincinnati: Russell Morgan, ca. 1909. Color lithograph for an appearance of this famous minstrel show at the Elgin Theatre, with date strip pasted down. Framed, no glass. 50 x 28?. A few scratches and chips. Dockstader performed in and owned one of the most famous minstrel shows of the pre-WWI era. Al Jolson was one of his most famous cast members. . .154. Tomkins? Real Wild West. Newport, KY: Donaldson Litho., ca. 1910s. Color lithograph poster depicts the capture and execution by hanging and firing squad of an outlaw. 29 x 19?. Linen backed. Upper left corner restored; scattered restored losses in margins, a few touching the image. Main image clean and bright. B+/B. 277_005.300/500