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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Title
Gag book
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1886 (Questionable)
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: MWEZ 471
Genres
Humor
Manuscripts
Notes
Content: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Content: References to American settings include the Statue of Liberty and a train ride from New York to San Francisco. The Irish are in particular noted in the jokes (no. 288)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 volume (59 pages) ; 33 cm
Front cover separated and split. Page edges worn.
Description
A numbered collection of jokes, hand-written in an 1886 edition of Collins' scribbling diary. Humor typical of English music-halls and American vaudeville shows.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG99-B485
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14693293
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a9a9c290-0033-0130-d7e7-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1886: Created
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Gag book " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1886. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-4e79-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Gag book " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-4e79-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1886). Gag book Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-4e79-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Gag book