Manuscript

Archive

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Lake County Historical Society

Name/Title

Manuscript

Entry/Object ID

2000.148.611

Scope and Content

Manuscript telling the story of the "Medicine Shows" by James Macey. Tells how the medicine show traveled from town to town selling medicines as Elixir, Anderson's Pills, etc. Also entertainment that often included freak show, flea circus, musical acts, magic tricks, and storytelling. Some of the topics - Patent Medicines, The Pitchman, Medicine Shows, The FDA , and Robert Manchester. Lake County lays claim to Robert Manchester as one of the most famous minstrel and vaudeville entertainers of the early 1900's.

Collection

Documentary Artifacts

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Manuscript

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Archive Notes

Date(s): Unknown

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

Status: Record updated