Zoetrope strip: 'Such A Getting Down Stairs'

PART OF:
Zoetrope on Wooden Stand
Made:
1860s in London
maker:
London Stereoscopic Company

Zoetrope strip entitled 'Such A Getting Down Stairs' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

This imagery is based upon the American song from the early 1830s "Sich a Getting Up Stairs" which was in the repertoire of Thomas D Rice and other early "blackface" performers.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Object Number:
1951-248/57
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
type:
zoetrope strip

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