Class Play

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Name/Title

Class Play

Description

B&W photo on a gray pasteboard mount which has decorative bands around print; subject is 41 people dressed for a suspected class play; all of the girls are seated on the floor and wearing very light colored garments with night caps, except one girls on the far right side of print who has a on a colored garment and a patterned cap; boys are standing, some dressed like Keystone Cops wearing clown make-up, some dressed in stripped shirt and sash with liberty caps also wearing clown make-up; older man in center dressed in suit and bow tie; 5th boy from left side of print is holding a long barrel pistol, he and 2 other boys have exaggerated mustaches Lower right corner of photo is printed: "FLASHLIGHT PHOTO/ MICHELSEN BROS/ SHELBYVILLE, IND."

Collection

Martha Bowers

Acquisition

Accession

1987.026

Source or Donor

Martha Bowers

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Artist

Michelson Bros., Shelbyville, IN

Date made

1910

Place

City

Shelbyville

Township

Addison Township

County

Shelby County

State/Province

Indiana

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Early Date: 1910

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Create Date

December 20, 2001

Update Date

April 4, 2024