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The black musicians performing in England from the 1840s were African-American in the main, typically playing banjo, tambourine and bones.  However, there were an equal number of 'Black-face' acts at the time and this may well have been the case in this illustration. From a contemporary journal/newspaper, c,1840.

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Image type:	Newsprint
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Ref:	04820
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Date:	c.1840

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