Photo of Cammeyer

[Jody Stecher]

What do the resident panel of experts think of this photo that has appeared on eBay? On the back of the photo is written:

"This is a picture of A D Cammeyer holding his original Zither banjo made approximately 1886. The picture was taken by Len Broomfield while Cammeyer was in retirement. It was probably one of the last pictures taken of the great master". 

I cannot work out what I am actually seeing. Where could this have been taken? It looks like a closet in a railway station!. The banjoist, who does not much resemble Cammeyer as he appears in other photos, is seated on what appears to be a very odd chair.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Banjo-Zither-Photo-Alfred-Cammeyer-/18156...

[Jake Glanville]

Thank you very much indeed Joel. once again.  Some very interesting stuff indeed which I will go into more thoroughly when I have the time.  I see in one of the letters there is a mention of someone called 'Brewer'.  I wonder if that is one 'W M Brewer' whom I once met?  He gave me a lot of information on zither-banjos (this would have been in the 1950's).

All the Best,

Jake. 

Joel Hooks said:

I suppose you missed when I posted this the first time, but please read all of the stuff here:

https://archive.org/details/collected-letters-george-collins-and-le...