The Minstrels #3

Posted By on September 11, 2009

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As I wrote before about my grandfather working as a minstrel, I forgot to mention that my great grandfather,Edmond Henry,  in his older years did minstrel also. Neither James Edward Henry nor Edmond Henry were performers with the Primrose Minstrels in this photo. Instead,  they performed on a river boat along the Missouri and the Mississippi . These shows were very small with maybe only 10 or 12 performers.

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http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/i?pp/var:@field(NUMBER+@band(var+1784)):displayType=1:m856sd=var:m856sf=1784

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My name is Ivan M. Henry and I am the 4th generation of a circus/show business dynasty. I hope you enjoy the blog.

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