SWCPC 367 E5 #10 Photograph of two men standing in front of the main entrance at the Jennings Show Co.

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Description

This collection consists of photographs of the Jennings Tent Show Company and entertainers (1910-1920). Thomas Jennings formed the Jennings Dramatic Company in 1920 and toured California and the Midwest. The Jennings tent show performed in small towns through the 1920s and 1930s. Tom's daughter, Marguerite Jennings Secrist, was a player in the traveling company.

Keywords

Tent shows, Traveling theater, Theatrical companies

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Rights

The images in this collection are for study purposes, teaching, classroom projection and research only. Permission to publish these digital files in any form must be obtained from the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, 806-742-9070 or email reference.swco@ttu.edu.

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