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Description
Two rare albumen photographs showing the 29th Division Minstrels with their goat mascot.
These two World War 1 photographs come from estate of Bobby “Hi-Brown Bobby Burns. Mr. Burns was a vaudeville and minstrel performer in the early 20th century. He also was a promoter and general manager of several Negro League Baseball teams. In his retirement he operated a record shop in Deland, Florida where I met and knew him for a number of years. These photographs were displayed in his record shop behind his counter.
12 x 13 ½ inches with mounts.
9 x 10 inches of photographs
Circa 1917
