It couldn't get much more encyclopedic. You have the before and after, and the image is high quality, sharp, and high resolution.
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This reproduction of a 1900 minstrel show poster, originally published by the Strobridge Litho Co., shows the blackface transformation from white to "black".
Support (edit 1)Really nice, iconic image. On the plus side, the colors are fresh and vibrant, the object is in near-mint condition. However the fact that there's a legend in the lower right corner that is illegible is a let-down. Jeff Dahl (Talk • contribs) 02:40, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
It's a copyright notice. Just ignore it ;o)--mikaultalk 14:30, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
Support with a quick question. Is the line that runs across the top left corner, through west's portrait, a fold?D-rew (talk) 04:12, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
It definitely looks like a slight crease or fold. — BRIAN0918 • 2007-11-28 16:06Z
Shame, just wondering b/c it kind of looks like a corner holder. Any edit that could reduce that?D-rew (talk) 04:13, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
I actually was about to get rid of it, but didn't want to mess up the coloring on the guy's cheek. If I remember, I'll work on it later. — BRIAN0918 • 2007-11-29 13:56Z
I took a shot at removing it (Edit 1). CillaИ ♦ XC 16:25, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
Which means you've now supported twice. --jjron (talk) 11:58, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
Yep. I support either. — BRIAN0918 • 2007-11-30 16:01Z
You can't do that in two separate votes - you either need to change the original vote to 'Support either' and cross out this one, or cross out the original vote and make this one 'Support either'. What if everyone just kept re-voting willy-nilly every time a new edit went up? Not very fair on other users or the closer, and as I've said, not the way it's done. --jjron 08:04, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
