[Three] colored boys with banjos back of Swannanoa Hotel, Asheville, NC

Title: [Three] colored boys with banjos back of Swannanoa Hotel, Asheville, [NC] [graphic].

Date: March 28, 1890 , 10:00 AM.

Photographer: Marriott Canby Morris.

Description: Glass negative showing three young African American men posing in front of a wooden fence behind the Swannanoa Hotel.

In the left, the man, attired in a cap, a scarf, a waistcoat, a jacket, pants with the bottoms rolled up, shoes, and a wedding ring, smiles and looks at the viewer as he holds a banjo.

In the center, the shorter, young man, attired in a brimmed hat, a white shirt, a checked jacket, a coat, pants, and shoes, smiles and looks at the viewer with his hands in his coat pockets.

The man in the right, attired in a cap, a collared shirt, a tie, a scarf, a waistcoat, a jacket, striped pants, and shoes, looks at the viewer and holds a banjo.

Source: Library Company of Philadelphia.
The Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1611]