Bledsoe, Jules - Signed Photograph 1931 Autographs Singers Letters Signed photo of the German

Signed photo of the German tenor (1915-1986) shown in role

Italian tenor (1875-1952)

Postcard with his image

Singers names are: Adolphe Duchesne

Beautiful lot of 18 vintage unsigned photographs of the soprano

Bledsoe, Jules - Signed Photograph 1931 Autographs Singers Letters Signed photo of the GermanAmerican baritone and composer (1897 1943), the first African American artist to succeed in Broadway, getting regularly hired, sang in the original production of Jules Kern's Showboat in 1927. Signed photograph, shown as himself, inscribed and dated in 1931. Stamped on verso by photographer Charles A. Braun, Chicago. Size is 8 x 10 inches, several small creases on edges, otherwise in very good condition.