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Playing Banjo at a Bar-B-Que

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Night bar-b-que at Highlander Folk School, featuring a banjo player, Malcolm (Mike?) Ross, frailing on an open-back five-string banjo.

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Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 21 x 26 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Highlander Research and Education Center records, 1917-2017
Call Number PH 4260.1136

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W012PR5
Legacy ID
WHi 52180

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