'Fred Melenydd Roberts, the 6 year old Harpist, Llandrindod Wells.'
A studio portrait for a commercial postcard. Publisher not identified. Provenance not known.
The reverse side mentioning the countries where a written message is not acceptable includes 'Servia', which is the pre-Great War spelling.
From the Reg Hall Collection.
Fred Melenydd Roberts was the son of John Roberts (Telynor Maldwyn) - the harpist of Maldwyn, Newtown, Montgomery, Wales, by his second wife Eliza Davies.
John Roberts was the son of John Roberts (Telynor Cymru) - the harpist of Wales.
Fred Melenydd Roberts was born Jan-Mar 1901 so this picture was 1907.
Bob Cumberbatch - 31.3.2010