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Bust portrait of the respected Philadelpha African American caterer, proprietor of the Blue Bell Tavern, and member of Frank Johnson's band. One of several variant reproductions of the only known portrait of Bogle, possibly a study sketch for a print to accompany Philadelphia antiquarian Dreer's private printing in 1865 of Nicholas Biddle's 1830 poem, "Ode To Bogle," originally written in 1830.; Photographed for F.J. Dreer Esq; Taken from a miniature in possession of his daughter.

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The Library Company of Philadelphia

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PA Digital

Keywords

  1. African American Musicians
  2. African Americans
  3. Bogle, Robert, 1775 1837
  4. Caterers And Catering
  5. Pennsylvania
  6. Philadelphia
  7. Portrait Drawings
  8. Portraits
  9. Restaurateurs
  10. Wash Drawings

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