Illustrated brochure for Jubilee Quartet and "Black Patti" impersonator

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An illustrated pamphlet featuring the singer John C. Payne as part of the California Jubilee Quartet and as “the Black Patti,” an impersonator of opera singer Sissieretta Jones. The pamphlet consists of a single sheet of off-white paper printed in black ink and folded once to form four pages. The front of the brochure has a large black-and-white photograph of the four members of the California Jubilee Quartet: S.S.R.S. Stewart, Ivan H. Browning, John C. Payne, and J.T. Hill, all dressed in formal black suits with tails and white gloves. Large text above reads [“COMING” / THE / CALIFORNIA / JUBILEE / All Star / QUARTET]. Smaller text below reads [Plantation Melodies – Jubilee Songs – Sacred Numbers / Popular Airs – Classical Selections]. On the interior pages is another photograph of the quartet along with short biographies for each member.

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