Gag book 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.

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Title
Gag book 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.
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1886 (Questionable)
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: MWEZ 471
Notes
Content: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Content: 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.
Content: Front cover separated and split. Page edges worn.
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 vol. [59 p.] ; 33 cm.
Type of Resource
Text
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG99-B485
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14693293
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a9a9c290-0033-0130-d7e7-58d385a7bc34
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  • 1886: Created
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Gag book 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." 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 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." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 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 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. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-4e79-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Gag book 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.