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Auction History Result p305 JOE WALSH'S BROWN DERBY MINSTRELS one-sheet '20s great black African-American golfing image! Date Sold 5/8/2008 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (measures 28" x 40") (Learn More) Joe Walsh's Brown Derby Minstrels, the circa 1920s poster advertising a touring black African American group of minstrel musicians, who put on a minstrel show that likely included music and other forms of prepared skits and scenes, appearing in Ohio ("Columbia Theatre Alliance 4 Days Com. Sunday Mat. Sept. 2 Street parade at noon - Mon. & Tues. Palace Theatre Ashland, O."). Note that a perpetual calendar shows that "Sunday, September 2" fell in 1900, 1906, 1917, 1923, 1928, and 1934. Based on the style and quality of the printing of the three different posters we have discovered from this show, we think it is likely that it is from the 1910s or 1920s, meaning they would date from between 1917 and 1928, but we have been unable to find ANY additional information about this performing group. If anyone knows more about this poster or "Joe Walsh's Brown Derby Minstrels", please email us and we will post it here. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that the poster depicts a great artwork image of a black golfer dressed in 1910s or 1920s golfing clothes, swinging a golf club, and hitting his caddy (who appears to be dressed like a hotel bellhop!) in the knee with his golf club, while behind them is a fancy resort by the ocean with two black ladies in swimsuits, one in an evening gown, and a black woman wearing a French maid-type outfit! Condition: good. This one-sheet was discovered along with another example of the same poster, which we auctioned on 12/18/07 (it sold for $757.00). The other example of the poster was in better condition than this one was, because it was not trimmed and then glued together as this one was (see below). Even though this example of the poster measures 28" x 40", it has been trimmed. Originally, the poster was printed with a section beneath the top title area (and above the "STREET PARADE AT NOON" area) that gave specific show times and play dates for a performance at the Columbia Theatre. It seems that this poster was re-used after that date, and since those show times and play dates no longer applied, someone neatly cut the poster below that area, which measured approximately 2", and they then neatly glued the top section to the bottom section, so that the show times and play dates were underneath the part of the poster that reads "STREET PARADE AT NOON". They also covered over the "MON. &" in front of "TUES." at the top right with a paper snipe, because obviously, the poster was used when there was a "street parade" solely on Tuesday. Any talented restorer could remove the white paper snipe, and separate the two sections of the poster, and then re-attach them where they originally were attached, and one would have the completely poster back again, with just a fine separation along the area where it was cut. Other than the above defect, the poster has brown paper tape on the back of three of the corners, and some pinholes, creases, and small tears around the edges of the poster. There are pinholes in the corners and creases, tears, and some tiny areas of paper loss around the edges of the poster and there is some surface paper loss on the back of the poster (it falls in the hand and dress of the girl at middle right, and there is a 2" tear and tiny paper loss in her dress just above her hand). After proper restoration of the above defects, the poster will look fantastic, and there will truthfully be little paint restoration required in the image! Learn More about condition grades 
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