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Poster for "The Cow-Boy Girl"
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Color lithograph poster advertising the musical "The Cow-boy Girl" depicting Pa trying to talk to Ma through her ear horn. Kilroy and Britton were the producers. Running across top is "The Big Melo-Dramatic Musical Hit" and under this is the title. Beneath the tile, upper right is the line "7 Big Song Hits." Two old West figures are shown talking to one another, the male speaking into a woman's speaking horn. The caption line beneath is" PA -- Let's get married" "MA -- Did you say buried?"
1907
Ackermann-Quigley Litho. Co.
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