Photograph of the Sunshine Players, including Buster Keaton: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of the Sunshine Players, including Buster Keaton: date made: ca 1918. associated dates: 1918 00 00 / 1918 00 00. depicted: Keaton, Buster.
The object in the museum catalogue
Black and white photograph of the Sunshine Players, World War I soldiers, including Buster Keaton in the center. Group holding signs that read, "SUNSHINE PLAYERS 40th Div. IN "A.W.O.L. to Night, Mirth Music" and "To Our Godmother Miss Graham from The Sunshine Players." Standing outside of an American Y.M.C.A. Circa 1918. Names and addresses of people in photo written on the back. Ignatius Eugene Benoit is in the top row, 2nd from the right when looking at the picture.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: ca 1918
- associated dates: 1918 00 00 / 1918 00 00
- depicted: Keaton, Buster
- Object Name: photograph
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Measurements: average spatial: 17 cm x 22.5 cm; x 6 11/16 in x 8 7/8 in
- Measurements: overall: 6 3/4 in x 8 7/8 in; 17.145 cm x 22.5425 cm
- associated place: Denmark
- Subject: Comedy
- Subject: World War I
- related event: World War I
- ID Number: 1993.0267.08
- catalog number: 1993.0267.08
- accession number: 1993.0267
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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