Frank McKeown Armless Baseball Player Broadside Sideshow, Black African-American

Description

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Frank McKeown
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Original Armless Baseball Player Broadside - Handbill - Advertising Poster
Appearing at the Historic African-American Foster's
Photoplay House
Frank McKeown
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the original
"Armless Baseball Player" - "Armless Wonder".
A original 5 x 14 inch - scarce c.1910-15 printed Handbill, Broadside, advertising poster - advertising McKeown the Armless Wonder
versatile performer - Baseball Player, Pool Player, Juggler - Walked from New York to San Francisco to name a few feats mastered by this globetrotting vaudeville act,
appearing at Foster's Photoplay House, Chicago, Ill.
Foster's Photoplay House
was started by William D. Foster
, and is considered to be the first film production company established by an Africa-American featuring all African-American casts, Foster wrote for black newspapers across the country, produced a newsreel entitled, "The Colored Championship Baseball Game" and started a film in 1916 entitled "Birth of a Race", which had several wealthy financial backers,  including Booker T. Washingtons Tuskegee Circle, Julius Rosenwald of Sear Roebuck and Universal Pictures and was released in 1918.  This Foster's Photoplay House handbill advertising the
appearance Frank McKeown the Armless Wonder
is in fine condition with fold as shown in the photographs. A Scarce piece of Vaudeville - Baseball - Circus - Sideshow Freak -
Black African-American Film History
. Shipped by Priority US Mail insured with signature required.
From a smoke free environment.