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Uncle Josh group
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Uncle Josh group
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1902-02-20
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Uncle Josh was a stock character in amateur theatrical and minstrel shows. One man is in blackface, a racist imitation of African American skin color. The Philadelphia Inquirer ran this photograph on March 2, 1902, page 9, with the following headline and caption: CLEVER YOUNG PEOPLE ACT FOR SWEET CHARITY'S SAKE. MEDIA, Pa. March 1.—The St. Vincent Dramatic Association is composed of young people of the Media Catholic church [Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or BVM], and organized for charity. The old church near the present large edifice [on the southeast corner of Franklin St. and Church St.] has been transformed into a miniature theatre, and used by the association. Their first entertainment, "Uncle Josh," played a few evenings ago, netted them $100. In the illustration, reading from left to right, the members are Burd Patterson, P. H. Reilly, William Suter, Joseph Devine, Albert K. Holl, Kate Nolan, M. C. [Matthew C.] Fox Jr. [in blackface], William Flack, Margaret Egan, Frank D. Suter, Kate Egan, John McGinley, and Thomas J. Dolphin. According to the Chester Times, April 2, 1902, this performance was such a success that it was repeated.
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AP-8174
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Creator: |
Appleton, Stephen Horne, 1854-1909
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Glass Negative, 8" x 10"
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8174
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Family Names: |
Patterson
Reilly
Suter
Devine
Holl
Nolan
Fox
Flack
Egan
McGinley
Dolphin
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Appleton, Stephen Horne, 1854-1909, “Uncle Josh group,” Media Historic Archives, accessed July 7, 2025, https://www.mediahistoricarchives.org/classic/items/show/3686.