Title - Collage photograph of two images of Walter Weems, one showing Weems wearing blackface makeup, March 30, 1917
Date - 1917
Notes - Walter Weems performed a blackface monologue in vaudeville and then became a screenwriter in Hollywood.
Contextual Notes - Charles "Tiny" Burnett was known for his popular orchestra leadership in the Orpheum Circuit vaudeville theaters here from 1915-1933. Over the years, Burnett amassed a large collection of souvenir photographs from the performers with whom he worked. Many of the photographs are studio portraits signed with fond notes by the performers, who range from novelty acts and circus attractions to opera singers and silent film actors.
Repository - University of Washington Libraries, Special Collection Division
Repository Collection - Charles "Tiny" Burnett photograph collection. PH Coll 569
