Figure 1.--This boy is Harry Gill and had his portrait taken in Petersburgh, Virginia. He looks dresses up in his best suit, perhaps for a recital with his banjo. The portrait is undated, but was probably taken in the 1890s. Notice the black long stockings. |
This boy is Harry Gill. He had his portrait taken in Petersburgh, Virginia. We know nothing about the boy or his family. Harryblooks to be about 10 years old. The elegant way he is dressed suggests to us that he came from an affluent family. He looks dresses up in his best suit, It is a rather elegant kneepants suit which she wears with an Eton collar and floppy bow. Because of the banjo it is not possible to see much of the jacket. Perhaps this is the outfit he wore for a recital with his banjo. One observer suggests that the Piedmont of Virginia was an important area in the development of the modern banjo The portrait is undated, but was probably taken in the 1890s. Notice the black long stockings.
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