Endicott "Dark Faced Minstrel"

This is an image that appeared in the Indianapolis Star on December 18, 1909. It depicts Cole driver Bill Endicott covered in a black felt mask to cover his exposed facial skin from the cold. In a sign of the times, the caption writer reported that Endicott looked like a "dark faced minstrel." Times were different, sometimes in an unpleasant way, but always interesting.