1907 colour-tinted picture postcard of the original Uncle Tom's Cabin, Queen's Promenade Cliffs, Blackpool, Lancashire, UK
The original Uncle Tom's Cabin, dating to the 1850s, was an entertainment house perched precariously on the clay cliffs of the Queen's Promenade, Blackpool. The venue was renowned for dancing. Note the sign advertising 'American Portraits: Taken and Finished while You Wait', the photograph displays, and the figures of the 'Uncle Tom Characters' on the roof. The site was originally operated by a man known locally as 'Old Tom' or 'Uncle Tom'. At the time, the American Slavery Question caught the public imagination and the place became associated with 'Uncle Tom's Cabin', the creation of Mrs Beecher Stowe. By this name it has been known ever since. In 1908 these original buildings were demolished, its memory being preserved by a new building on Queen's Promenade. A picture postcard shot taken about 1907. The publisher is unknown.
Size: 2247px × 1296px
Location: Uncle Tom's Cabin, Queen's Promenade Cliffs, Blackpool, Lancashire, UK
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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