Banjo Collection (#6)

Ma Sunbeam Girl
Traditional song with music. Image depicting a black minstrel playing a banjo. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1904

Musicians in the snow on a New Year card, about to have something poured on them from a jug. circa 1890s

Banjo with family scene, Home Sweet Home. Date: circa 1890s

Central Cafe Orchestra, Juarez, Chihuaha, Mexico. The cafe at the time was owned bys G Gonzalez. Date: 1928

Sailors camping party, Virago Sound, Canada
Sailors camping party, Virago Sound, Graham Island, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada. They belong to HMS Egeria, a British Royal Navy coastal survey ship. Date: 1907

Advertisement for Wurlitzer musical instuments. Available for home trial, easy payment on credit available. Date: 1923

British soldiers outside dugout, Western Front, WW1
Two British soldiers outside their dugout on the Western Front in France during World War One. One of them is playing a small banjo. Date: circa 1916

Frank & Raymond Hills Los Angeles Dance Orchestra, previously resident at the Hotel Negresco, Nice, France. Their instruments include violin, saxophone, banjo, piano, drums, trombone and euphonium

Chelsea Supporters
A group of Chelsea Football Club supporters, mostly women and one of them playing a banjo, during a Cup Tie. Date: early 1930s

Sunbathing Girls
Three girls set out for a spot of sunbathing with their banjolele! Date: early 1930s

Vesta Victoria Old Bedford ca 1890 Black chalk
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MUSIC ENSEMBLE, c1899. The Summit Avenue Ensemble in Atlanta, Georgia. Photograph by Thomas E. Askew, c1899

BOG TROTTERS BAND, 1937. Members of the Bog Trotters Band. Left to right: Doc Davis with autoharp, Alex Dunford with fiddle, Crockett Ward with fiddle, Fields Ward with guitar

Sharecropper Plays The Banjo In The Field
A group of African American farm workers gather around a worker sitting on a bale of cotton singing and playing banjo in a cotton field, Southern U.S. 19th Century

Water fountain near Se Cathedral of Porto, Portugal
A view on a water fountain and faAzade of a part of the Cathedral called Se Cathedral located in Porto, North, Portugal. The cathedral has been built in 1737

PAWN SHOP, c1940. Goods in the window of an American pawn shop. Photograph, c1940

STEPIN FETCHIT (1902-1985). Stage name of Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry, the first African American movie star. Film still from Hearts of Dixie, 1929

JELLY ROLL MORTON (1885-1941). Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe. American musician. Jelly Roll Morton (at piano) with his group, The Red Hot Peppers, 1926

Christmas card depicting a Pioneer Christmas (colour litho)
BAL48950 Christmas card depicting a Pioneer Christmas (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Mary Cassatt, The Banjo Lesson, American, 1844 - 1926, c. 1893, color drypoint and aquatint with monotype inking

Poster for El Dorado by Jules Cheret (1836-1932)
BAL41399 Poster for " El Dorado" by Jules Cheret (1836-1932) by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); Plaket Museum, Essen, Germany; French, out of copyright

King and his Suite, detail depicting the musicians (w / c on paper)
XIR158648 King and his Suite, detail depicting the musicians (w/c on paper) by Juliao, Carlos (1740-1811); Biblioteca Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Brazilian, out of copyright

SALVATION ARMY, 1893. The Salvation Army - Columbian Congress at Carnegie Music Hall, New York. Illustration, 1893

BANJO PLAYER, c1890. Unidentified 5-string banjo player, c1890

BANJO DUO, c1900. The banjo duo of Ruby Brooks and Harry Denton. Original cabinet photograph, c1900

HAMPTON INSTITUTE, c1898. Student ensemble playing guitars, banjos, mandolins and cello, at the Hampton Institute in Virginia. Photograph by Frances Benjamin Johnston, c1898

RUBY BROOKS (1861-1906). American banjoist. Photograph by the J. Wood studio on the Bowery in New York City, c1885

CASSATT: BANJO LESSON. The Banjo Lesson. Drypoint and aquatint by Mary Cassatt, 1893

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, 1890. American magazine advertisements for various musical instruments, 1890

Three young black boys singing
Blackville Seranade - one of a series of postcards depicting black American country music - here, three young American black boys sing accompanied by a homemade banjo sat around a stile

Blind Musician, Bermuda with three young children persussionists accompanying his banjo playing. All are wearing remarkable costumes (which must have been seriously hot!). Date: circa 1909

American folk singer and composer. Performing at the opening of the Washington D. C
PETE SEEGER (1919-2014). American folk singer and composer. Performing at the opening of the Washington D.C. labor canteen

Worlds Only Aquaplane Band
San Diego, California: August 3, 1926. The worlds only Aquaplane Band soothes the angry waves while riding them - at 25 miles per hour!

Pete Seeger & Friends Pete Seeger & Friends
New York, New York: c.1940. L-R: Baldwin (Butch) Hawes, John (Peter) Hawes, Pete Seeger. Seeger was one of the founders of the Almanac Singers

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1876. Plantation hands travelling to the polls. A rustic election scene in South Carolina in the presidential election year of 1876. Contemporary American wood engraving

SHARECROPPERS, 1876. In Ole Virginny. Black sharecroppers on a farm in Virginia. Wood engraving, American, 1876

BLACK MUSICIANS, 1879. Theres music in the air. A group of black musicians performing in the street in Atlanta, Georgia. Wood engraving, American, 1879, after Arthur Burdett Frost

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, 1861. American Home Scenes. Social activities in the American North and South on the eve of the Civil War. Wood engraving, American, 1861

RAILROAD CREW, 1877. Convict laborers from a railroad crew in western Louisiana under close supervision at a camp along the route of the proposed New Orleans Pacific Railroad, 1877

IN OLD VIRGINNY, 1876. Black sharecroppers on a farm in Virginia. Wood engraving, American, 1876

BANJO. Line engraving

MINSTREL SHOW, 1846. The Ethiopian Serenaders, an American minstrel troupe performing in London. Wood engraving, English, 1846

PLANTATION LIFE. In Ole Virginny. Black sharecroppers on a farm in Virginia. Wood engraving, American, 1876

African American in tuxedo and top hat, seated, playing banjo. Date c1890

Pierrot serenading pierrette
Pierrot is seranading pierrot with a banjo. Date: 1902

Jazz band, 1919
A stylized black jazz band performs on stage. Date: 1919

Restaurant Frascati Orchestra, Oxford Street, London W1
Restaurant Frascati Orchestra, 32 Oxford Street, London W1, with Madame Cecile Couturier, Director, on the violin, and her happy band of men on their various instruments

Bert Ralton and his New York Havana Band, c. 1922
Bert Ralton and his New York Havana Band recording c. 1922, using the acoustic method. Date: c.1922

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"Banjo: A Timeless Melody of Joy and Tradition" Step into the world of banjo, where melodies transcend time and cultures. From George Formby's cheeky tunes to Jeeves and Wooster's sophisticated charm, this instrument has woven its way into our hearts. (10170815) In a vintage photograph, a black-and-white image captures the essence of an era gone by - a Christmas card in the shape of a banjo reminds us of simpler times. Silhouettes of a stylish couple dancing evoke memories of elegant soirées. Travel back to the Civil War as we witness a musician strumming his banjo amidst battlefields, bringing solace through music during troubled times. Dolly Parton graces Covent Garden with her presence, ready to enchant audiences alongside Pearly Kings and Queens. A Victorian scrapbook reveals delicate pink flowers adorning a banjo, showcasing its versatility as both an instrument and an artistic canvas. The Wurlitzer Mandolin from 1924 stands as testament to the enduring craftsmanship that continues to captivate musicians today. But it is not just about history; it is about people too. An old black man playing the banjo reminds us that music knows no boundaries or prejudices - it unites souls across generations and backgrounds. Finally, Thomas Eakins' painting "The Dancing Lesson" transports us to 1878 when couples twirled on dance floors accompanied by lively banjo tunes. It serves as a reminder that this humble instrument has always been at the heart of joyous celebrations throughout history. So let us celebrate Banjo - an instrument that transcends time with its infectious rhythm and timeless melodies.