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- Edison Diamond Disc Record, "Gasoline Gus and His Jitney Bus" / "Aunt Dinah's Golden Wedding," 1915 - Jitneys were illegal taxis or buses that were not licensed to carry paying passengers. This humorous account of a Jitney driver was performed by Billy Murray, a popular recording artist in the early 20th century. About 1920, the Victor Company stated that, through his recordings, Murray's was likely the most familiar voice in the world!
- June 21, 1915
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Edison Diamond Disc Record, "Gasoline Gus and His Jitney Bus" / "Aunt Dinah's Golden Wedding," 1915
Jitneys were illegal taxis or buses that were not licensed to carry paying passengers. This humorous account of a Jitney driver was performed by Billy Murray, a popular recording artist in the early 20th century. About 1920, the Victor Company stated that, through his recordings, Murray's was likely the most familiar voice in the world!
- Young Eva Tanguay as Lord Fauntleroy, 1888 -
- 1888
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Young Eva Tanguay as Lord Fauntleroy, 1888
- Eva Tanguay in Costume, circa 1911-1920 -
- 1911-1920
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Eva Tanguay in Costume, circa 1911-1920
- Eva Tanguay in Vaudeville Costume, 1910-1919 -
- 1910-1919
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Eva Tanguay in Vaudeville Costume, 1910-1919
- "Julian Eltinge Next Week," January 1911 - Vaudeville performer Julian Eltinge was the most famous and highly paid female impersonator of the early 20th century. He embodied gaudy elegance, wore glamourous gowns, and perfected female mannerisms. His most well-known show -- <em>The Fascinating Widow</em> -- opened on Broadway in 1910. He would go on to appear in several Hollywood films, in addition to his continued stage performances.
- January 01, 1911
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"Julian Eltinge Next Week," January 1911
Vaudeville performer Julian Eltinge was the most famous and highly paid female impersonator of the early 20th century. He embodied gaudy elegance, wore glamourous gowns, and perfected female mannerisms. His most well-known show -- The Fascinating Widow -- opened on Broadway in 1910. He would go on to appear in several Hollywood films, in addition to his continued stage performances.
- Letter to Eva Tanguay Rejecting Her Request for a Car from Henry Ford, December 4, 1934 -
- December 04, 1934
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Letter to Eva Tanguay Rejecting Her Request for a Car from Henry Ford, December 4, 1934
- Trade Card for the Westfield Music Hall Featuring "Corinne, The Lyric Star and Dramatic Wonder," May 12, 1883 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- May 12, 1883
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Trade Card for the Westfield Music Hall Featuring "Corinne, The Lyric Star and Dramatic Wonder," May 12, 1883
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Blue Amberol Cylinder Record, "Come out of the Kitchen, Mary Ann," 1917 - In this humorous song, dishwasher Mary Ann daydreams of starring in movies: "Come out of the kitchen, Mary Ann. Why waste your time cooking Irish stew when Mary Pickford and Theda Bara will step aside for you." During the 1910s, movies began to eclipse all other forms of popular entertainment, and many ordinary Americans daydreamed of enjoying the glamorous lifestyles of movie stars.
- 1917
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Blue Amberol Cylinder Record, "Come out of the Kitchen, Mary Ann," 1917
In this humorous song, dishwasher Mary Ann daydreams of starring in movies: "Come out of the kitchen, Mary Ann. Why waste your time cooking Irish stew when Mary Pickford and Theda Bara will step aside for you." During the 1910s, movies began to eclipse all other forms of popular entertainment, and many ordinary Americans daydreamed of enjoying the glamorous lifestyles of movie stars.
- "Simply Vaudeville" Show in Greenfield Village, 2002 -
- June 21, 2002
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"Simply Vaudeville" Show in Greenfield Village, 2002
- Banner Advertising Eva Tanguay at the Majestic Theatre and Her Song "America I Love You," 1915 -
- 1915
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Banner Advertising Eva Tanguay at the Majestic Theatre and Her Song "America I Love You," 1915