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  • Beautiful Jim Key promotional entranceway
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    Horses; Performances; Trained animals; Audiences; Wheeled chairs
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    This large promotional archway is shaped like a horseshoe and promotes an upcoming performance by the Beautiful Jim Key. A crowd of onlookers appears to be waiting for the show to start. The promotional signs read, "the educated horse" and "The...
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection
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  • Beautiful Jim Key tent
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    Horses; Animal training; Show tents
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    Beautiful Jim Key's performance tent. The sign reads, "Most wonderful horse in the world, Beautiful Jim Key" Another sign is also visible, which reads, "ticket office - Beautiful Jim Key - The Educated Horse." A. R. Rogers took Jim Key all around...
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection
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  • Broadside of Beautiful Jim Key's 1902 appearance in Rochester, New York
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    Broadsides; Horses; Performances
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    Broadside that reads, "The Horse You Read About! Beautiful Jim Key - valued at $100,000 - The Celebrated Arabian-Hambletonian Educated Horse - First Appearance in Rochester - See His Marvelous Performance at Fitzhugh Hall." This benefit was for...
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection
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  • Brochure for Shelbyville performance
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    Horses; Trained animals; Theater programs
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    Program for a performance by Beautiful Jim Key entitled, "Beautiful Jim Key In his Remarkable Two Act Play The Scholar and a Model Office Boy." The performance was held at the Opera House in Shelbyville.
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection
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  • Cover of Beautiful Jim Key brochure
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    Horses; Trained animals; Leaflets
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    Cover from a leaflet promoting Beautiful Jim Key "the educated horse".
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection
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  • Dr. Jim Key with Beautiful Jim Key
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    Horses; Animal training
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    Doctor William Key with Beautiful Jim Key at an unknown location. A few individuals can be seen in the background, watching.
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection
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  • Dr. William Key working with the Beautiful Jim Key
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    Horses; Performances; Trained animals
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    Dr. William Key is pictured working with the Beautiful Jim Key. Two women are watching in the background. A small white fluffy dog can be seen in the foreground. Panels of a house can be seen in the background.
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection
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  • George L. White
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    Conductors; Engravings
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    George L. White engraving. It is assumed that his signature is replicated beneath his image.
  • Reconstruction and the African-American Legacy in Tennessee
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  • Jim Key Band of Mercy membership card
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    Horses; Trained animals; Membership cards
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    Small yellow card indicating membership in the Jim Key Band of Mercy. The members pledged to be kind to animals. The card includes a photograph of Jim Key.
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection
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  • Jim Key filing letters
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    Horses; trained animals
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    Beautiful Jim Key is pictured filing letters in a postman's cabinet. One of the drawers is open and Jim Key's nose is in the drawer.
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection
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  • Jim Key letterhead
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    Horses; Trained animals; Pictorial lettersheets
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    Beautiful Jim Key letterhead. An image of Beautiful Jim Key spelling his name is located in the top left corner. The letterhead includes Albert R. Rogers' address and telephone number.
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection
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  • Jim Key spelling McKinley
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    Horses; trained animals
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    Beautiful Jim Key is pictured in front of a rack of number and letter tiles. In his mouth are letters spelling out "M'Kinley."
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection
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  • Jim Key telling time
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    Horses; trained animals
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    Beautiful Jim Key is pictured with his trainer Dr. William Key in front of a clock. The photograph has been enhanced with hand-done detailing in pastels and/or charcoal.
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection
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  • Jim Key the Educated Horse
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    Horses; Animal training; Spectators; Show tents
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    Beautiful Jim Key's performance tent and a crowd of visitors. The sign reads, "The Most Wonderful Horse in the World! Beautiful Jim Key Arabian-Hambletonian Hundred Thousand DollarEquine Wonder - his first appearance in Rhode Island - The greatest...
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection
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  • Jim Key with cash register
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    Horses; Trained animals; Cash registers; Spectators
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    Beautiful Jim Key is pictured working a cash register with his nose while a crowd of men watch.
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection
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  • Jim Key writing his name
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    Horses; Trained animals;
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    Beautiful Jim Key is pictured writing his name on a chalk board.
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection
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  • Letter from the Nashville Humane Society
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    Correspondence
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    Letter written by representatives of the Nashville Humane Association to the reverend in charge of the Ryman Tabernacle. At this point in time the Ryman was a church; inviting non-religious performers such as Jim Key was unorthodox, although this...
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection
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  • Letter to A. R. Rogers from George Angell
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    Correspondence
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    Letter written by the president of the MSPCA (Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), George T. Angell, to A. R. Rogers, Beautiful Jim Key's promoter. Angell was the founder of the MSPCA and one of the earliest leaders of...
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection
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  • Letter to A. R. Rogers from MSPCA Secretary Guy Richardson
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    Correspondence
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    Letter to Beautiful Jim Key promoter A. R. Rogers from Guy Richardson, the secretary for the MSPCA (Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) and the American Humane Education Society.; The letter indicates that the MSPCA and...
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection
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  • Letter to A. R. Rogers from Toledo Humane Society
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    Correspondence
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    Letter was written by the president of the Toledo Humane Society to A. R. Rogers, the promoter for Dr. William Key and Beautiful Jim Key. Rogers worked hard to recruit the support of local human societies during his work as Jim Key's promoter, as...
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection

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