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Identifier
2005002r_N-039-01_two_actors_in_front_of_Gold_Dust_Twins_billboard
Creation Date
1915
Subject—Topics
Gold Dust Twins; Billboards; Thanhouser Company; N.K. Fairbank Company
Date Range
ca. 1915
Description
A Thanhouser actress and actor stand in front of a N.K. Fairbank company billboard featuring "The Gold Dust Twins," a racist characterization of two black children designed to sell cleaning supplies, ca. 1915.
Format
BW film negative; 3.5" x 5.5"
Source
Jonathan Silent Film Collection
Number
M-039-01