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Deacon Crankett/ Wait For His Coming
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About this work
This colored print depicts a man sitting in a two-wheeled buggy pulled by a horse. He is whittling a stick. Another man in a racing sulky is pulling up on his right. A lake appears in the background. The title “Deacon Crankett /by John Habberton / Author of “Helen’s Babies” appears at the top of the print and at the bottom are the words “Wait for His Coming. Printed at the lower border of the poster are the location and date of the performance: Park Theatre / Two Nights only / Tuesday & Wednesday Nov. 1 & 2.”
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDeacon Crankett/ Wait For His Coming. n.d.. Strobridge Lithographing Company. National Museum of American History, Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection. CC0.