Banjo on ship

Comment by Ian Bell on September 7, 2010 at 10:15pm

Wow - what a collection of faces! Is the banjo an Ashborn?

Comment by Lucas Bowman on September 8, 2010 at 8:36am

Im stating the obvious Im sure, but notice the drummer sitting right beside him on the drum holding drumsticks?

Comment by Ian Bell on September 8, 2010 at 8:49am

Not that obvious...I missed him. Very cool.

Comment by Trapdoor2 on September 8, 2010 at 9:56am

So, Lucas...one of your relatives? ;-)

There's another cool photo of a Navy banjoist recently posted to the Banjohangout...includes a drummer too. Sailors from the USS Maine ca 1896. Maybe there is a long-buried Naval tradition of Banjo and drum?

Comment by Joe Bianchini on September 8, 2010 at 10:19am

It would appear to me that the Gent playing the banjo is in reality a Marine. Note that he is wearing a Kepi, sack coat and light cooered trousers. Also if you enlarge the the Banjo player, you can notice part of the Marine insignia(a bugle) just above the hat visor.

Comment by Stuart G. Vogt on October 3, 2010 at 4:26am

According to the caption I've seen before, this photo was taken aboard the USS Mendota. It sure does look an Ashborn banjo.

Comment by Stuart G. Vogt on October 3, 2010 at 6:49am

I stand corrected on my earlier comment that the photo was taken on the USS Mendota. According to the US Navy website it was actually taken on board the USS Miami.

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