From personal photo collection.
The Royal Besses of th’ Barn band are from Whitefield, Greater Manchester in England. The band has been in existence since 1818. There is a suburb in Greater Manchester called Besses o’ th’ Barn.
The band toured overseas between 1906 and 1908.
Reference NumberMS-582/R/11/003
Date1907
Hocken Collections University of Otago Library