Elephants at "Parade Rest"
Item
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Title
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Elephants at "Parade Rest"
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Circus Name
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The Union Circus
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Date
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May 8th, 1909
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Location of Event
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State Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Creator
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Frank Albert Kapp, collector; Lyndon, (potential) photographer
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Subject
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The Union Circus Parade stops near campus. Men in blackface perform in various costumes
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Description
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Taken from the Kapp scrapbook, this image is inscribed with "Lyndon. 1133" and captioned with sentence "Elephants at 'Parade Rest'". It depicts the Union Circus parade, temporarily paused next to the university campus. White students clad in blackface perform various roles as either elephant trainer or indigenous person. Their costumes depict stereotypes of native peoples and of South Asians. Circus goers watch with interest from the sidelines. The Ann Arbor trolly tracks can be seen along the grass.
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Rights Holder
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Bentley Historical Library
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References
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Photograph, 1907-1911, Frank Albert Kapp photograph series, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan
