Items | Digital Collections at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library

Portrait of Charles T. White in blackface, as a minstrel character
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing tall hat, patched trousers, holding cane.
Portrait of George Christy (ne Harrington)
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. With text: "George Christy, the noted Ethiopean Delineator."
Charles Dibdin as Mungo in "The Padlock"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait. In blackface, wearing striped jacket and breeches, bending to lift a large covered basket. With text: "Me with to my Heart me was Dead, Dead, Dead."
Charles Dibdin as Mungo in "The Padlock"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait. In blackface, wearing striped jacket and breeches, bending to lift a large covered basket. With text: "Me with to my Heart me was Dead, Dead, Dead."
James Roberts in blackface
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing military uniform and carrying sword. Caption: "James Roberts in the song 'Mass Washington and Massa Lafayette."
Portrait of Barney Williams
Image | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length portrait.
Barney Williams in blackface as Dandy Jim in "Dandy Jim"
Image | 1844 | Portraits of Actorslooking into mirror. Process print of lithograph by Spoodlyks.
Portrait of Thomas Dartmouth Rice
Image | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length portrait, seated, with book.
James Roberts as Old Chatterley
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust, wearing pointed cap and shirt with floral pattern. Caption: "Mr. Roberts as old Shatterley"
Thomas Dartmouth Rice as Jim Crow
Image | Portraits of Actorsdancing, wearing tattered clothes.
George Christy (ne Harrington) as Julius Crow
Image | Portraits of Actorsholding bag in left hand, lamp in right.
George Christy (ne Harrington) as Julius Crow
Image | Portraits of Actorscarrying bundle in right hand, lamp in left.
George Washington Dixon singing "Zip Coon"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. In blackface, singing to female character.
Thomas Dartmouth Rice as Jim Crow with another performer as Sambo in a scene from "Jim Crow"
Image | Portraits of Actorsoh! I can't stand it."
John Brunton as Amos in "To Marry or Not to Marry"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. In outdoor setting with another male character. With text: "Amos: 'Dear Master, raise your head and speak to Poor Black.' Act III, Scene 1."
Portrait of Barney Williams
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust.
Portrait of Barney Williams
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust.

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Portrait of Charles T. White in blackface, as a minstrel character

Portrait of George Christy (ne Harrington)

Charles Dibdin as Mungo in "The Padlock"

Charles Dibdin as Mungo in "The Padlock"

James Roberts in blackface

Portrait of Barney Williams

Barney Williams in blackface as Dandy Jim in "Dandy Jim"

Portrait of Thomas Dartmouth Rice

James Roberts as Old Chatterley

Thomas Dartmouth Rice as Jim Crow

George Christy (ne Harrington) as Julius Crow

George Christy (ne Harrington) as Julius Crow

George Washington Dixon singing "Zip Coon"

Thomas Dartmouth Rice as Jim Crow with another performer as Sambo in a scene from "Jim Crow"

John Brunton as Amos in "To Marry or Not to Marry"

Portrait of Barney Williams

Portrait of Barney Williams

Portrait of Charles T. White in blackface, as a minstrel character

Portrait of George Christy (ne Harrington)

Charles Dibdin as Mungo in "The Padlock"

Charles Dibdin as Mungo in "The Padlock"

James Roberts in blackface

Portrait of Barney Williams

Barney Williams in blackface as Dandy Jim in "Dandy Jim"

Portrait of Thomas Dartmouth Rice

James Roberts as Old Chatterley

Thomas Dartmouth Rice as Jim Crow

George Christy (ne Harrington) as Julius Crow

George Christy (ne Harrington) as Julius Crow

George Washington Dixon singing "Zip Coon"

Thomas Dartmouth Rice as Jim Crow with another performer as Sambo in a scene from "Jim Crow"

John Brunton as Amos in "To Marry or Not to Marry"

Portrait of Barney Williams

Portrait of Barney Williams