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Dancing for eels A scene from the new play of New-York as it is, as played at the Chatham Theatre, N.Y. /
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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| Spatial Coverage | New York (State)--New York |
| Description | Print shows Frank S. Chanfrau as the character "Mose", sitting on a barrel watching an African American man dance on a dock along the waterfront, with a crowd of spectators gathered aound. A poor boy, actor John Winans, on the right, is attempting to steal a string of fish from Mose. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Popular Graphic Arts |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Winans, John, 1823-1859--Performances. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | African Americans--Dance--1840-1850. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Theatrical productions--New York (State)--New York--1840-1850. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Chanfrau, Frank,--1824-1884--Performances. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Waterfronts--New York (State)--New York--1840-1850. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Street entertainers--New York (State)--New York--1840-1850. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Dance--New York (State)--New York--1840-1850. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Spectators--New York (State)--New York--1840-1850. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Poor persons--New York (State)--New York--1840-1850. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
