Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2008.07.001
Accession#:
2008.07
Credit Line:
Donated by Ruth Peterson from the collection of Hildur Elvira Liljestrand Peterson.
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Title:
"Lu—Lu" Elk's Minstrels
Place:
Juneau
Date:
01/08/1908
Description:
Cabinet card photograph of a woman in blackface sitting under a palm tree. Studio composition. Model is sitting on a bench with a small umbrella in her right hand. She is wearing a costume that includes what appears to be a grass skirt and large hoop ear rings. Printed in white on the bottom proper right corner is: ' "Lu—Lu" Elk's Minstrels Jan. 8th 1908.'

On the reverse is written in cursive with black ink: "To /Miss Hildur Liljestrand/From/J.R.C. Jan. 1908."
People:
Peterson, Hildur Elvira Liljestrand
Search Terms:
Photograph
Portrait
Organization
BPOE
Ethnic Diversity
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"Lu-Lu" Elks Minstrels