Tintype, Blackface Minstrel Performer with Banjo, Quarter Plate
Updated September 2, 2026
This auction ended on September 19, 2026.
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| Lot number | 0344 |
| Estimate | $300 - $500 |
| Opening bid | $150 |
| Auction | September 2026 Photographic History Auction |
| Date | September 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Michael Lehr Antiques |
| Location | Rockaway, New Jersey |
A quarter-plate tintype, likely dating to the 1870s or 1880s, documents a blackface minstrel performer posed mid-performance with a five-string banjo, one of the most culturally charged instruments
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