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Altimont Cornet Band Minstrels

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Another example of a minstrel show being performed in a Vermont town. This one is for a group called the Altimont Cornet Band Minstrels performing at Hammond Hall in Ludlow in 1889

Apollo Club Minstrels, 1886

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Another example of the prevalence of minstrel shows in Vermont, this is a flyer for a minstrel show put on by the Apollo Club, a local social club, at the Blanchard Opera House in Montpelier in 1886.

Hometown Minstrels, East Montpelier, Vermont, 1957

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Minstrel shows in which white men appeared in blackface were popular in Vermont as well as other areas of the country. This is a four-page program for the Hometown Minstrels Show put on by the citizens of East Montpelier, Vermont, in 1957. The…

All Star minstrel show, in Gaysville, Vt.

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Minstrel shows in which white men appeared in blackface were popular in Vermont as well as other areas of the country. This article describes one such show in Gaysville, a village of Stockbridge, Vt., in 1932.

Minstrel revue in St. Johnsbury

MinstrelRevueStJohnsbury.pdf
Minstrel shows in which white men appeared in blackface were popular in Vermont as well as other areas of the country. This article describes one such show at the Cray's Star Theater in St. Johnsbury in 1932.

All-Star minstrel show in Vermont

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Minstrel shows in which white men appeared in blackface were popular in Vermont as well as other areas of the country. This photograph shows the "All- Star Minstrels," a group of 14 men on stage, twelve of them in blackface. Most of the men in…

Minstrel show by Barre photographer.

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Minstrel shows in which white men appeared in blackface were popular in Vermont as well as other areas of the country. This postcard shows a group of 14 men on stage, six of them in blackface. They appear to be a community-based, amateur production. …