Minstrel Banjo

For enthusiasts of early banjo

I recently added this large wood engraving to my collection.  It's from a December 1857 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.  The caption reads "Winter holidays in the Southern states.  Plantation frolic on Christmas Eve.  For description see page 62".  Unfortunately I do not have the rest of the newspaper and I am very interested to read the description.  At the bottom right corner three slave musicians play bones, fiddle, and banjo.  Behind them a slave claps to the music while receiving disapproving looks from a slave to his right and a white woman to his left.  In the center are two dancing slaves.  In the bottom left corner are what appears to be two mischievous slaves, and above them is a dining table where slaves are served food by a white servant.  

*Edit*  I apologize that the photos uploaded sideways.  I'm not sure why they are doing that.

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