DescriptionDigital image of sepia-tone photo of Joseph Yaccarino as "Joe Biggie" wearing blackface minstrel make-up and costume participating in a street event, Hoboken, 1937. Original print was 2-1/2" x 3-1/2" high. Reverse was blank; contemporary holographic ink (two different colors) notations on front lower margin: "Joe Biggie" and "1937." Photographer not indicated. Street location and event not indicated. He was a member of the Third Ward Democratic Club which sponsored an annual May Walk, Ragamuffin and other parades in which he participated as his stage character. From costumes worn by others, it suggests that it may have been a Ragamuffin or Halloween parade.