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Print
9682990
  • Title
    Charlemont & Co. photograph of two banjo players
  • Creator
  • Call number
    SPF/3801
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    approximately 1895
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    9682990
  • Physical Description
    1 photographic print - albumen - 17 x 11 cm
  • Scope and Content
    1 photographic print in cabinet card format of two young male musicians posing in a studio portrait with their banjos. Given their formal attire, this photograph may have been created as a promotional image and was taken by Charlemont & Co., probably in their studio in the Royal Arcade, Sydney, around 1895
  • Copying Conditions
    Out of copyright:
    Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
  • Signatures / Inscriptions

    Inscribed "Charlemont, by appointment to the Governor, Sydney & Melbourne" on recto and "Charlemont & Co., High Art Photographers, the Royal Arcade, Sydney, and 114 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne" on verso.
  • Date note

    Date based on time frame during which banjo playing became popular in Australia, and the fashion depicted in the photograph.
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