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  • Cooking His Breakfast; Augusta, Ga

    Cooking His Breakfast; Augusta, Ga

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Medium
    albumen and silver on paper on card mount
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 4 1/2 × 7 7/16 in. (11.4 × 18.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 5 × 8 in. (12.7 × 20.3 cm)
    Type
    cabinet photographs
    albumen prints
    Place captured
    Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    late 19th-early 20th century
    Description
    A cabinet card with an albumen print of an unidentified man sitting in a dirt yard near a wooden structure. The man is sitting on an overturned wooden crate near a short homemade oven made from stacked bricks. A kettle and other cooking implements are gathered near the oven and the man's crate. He looks at the photographer and has his arms crossed and propped onto his thighs. A short wooden structure held up by two large sticks is in the left background. In the right background is a larger wooden structure with a sloped shingled roof that is made from boards, with several additional boards and sticks used to prop up the original structure. The print is mounted on gray cardboard. An inscription handwritten on the reverse reads, "Cooking his breakfast / Augusta Ga".
    Topic
    African American
    American South
    Cooking and dining
    Domestic life
    Photography
    Rural life
    United States--History--1865-1921
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.17
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Albumen print of a woman and two children in front of a log house in Georgia

    Albumen print of a woman and two children in front of a log house in Georgia

    Photograph by
    Clark, H. S., American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Medium
    albumen and silver on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (image): 3 7/8 × 5 7/16 in. (9.9 × 13.8 cm)
    H x W x D (card): 6 1/2 × 4 3/16 × 1/16 in. (16.5 × 10.7 × 0.1 cm)
    Type
    albumen prints
    Place captured
    Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1880s
    Description
    A reddish-brown photograph of a woman with two children in Georgia. The image shows a small log house with a picket fence in front. The fence has a gate which is open. A tree is on the right side of the photograph. Behind the gate is the front door of the cabin with three steps leading up to the door. The two children are sitting on the top step. A girl wearing a dark colored dress is sitting on the left and a boy wearing lighter colored clothing sits on the right. Both children are barefoot. A woman wearing a light colored dress with a dark colored top and a headscarf is standing behind the children in the doorway to the house. All three people are looking at the camera. There is a window to either side of the door; the one on the right side of the image is missing several panes and a light colored material is hanging in the corner. Printed vertically in black ink on the left side of the photograph is “FROM Clark’s.” Printed in black ink on the back of the photograph is “H.S. CLARK / Photographer / THOMASVILLE, GA.”
    Topic
    African American
    American South
    Children
    Domestic life
    Families
    Housing
    Photography
    Rural life
    United States--History--1865-1921
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
    Object number
    2018.43.20
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Plantation Scene; Folks All Home

    Plantation Scene; Folks All Home

    Photograph by
    Wilson, J. N., American, 1827 - 1897
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Medium
    albumen and silver on paper on card mount
    Dimensions
    H x W (sheet): 3 15/16 × 7 in. (10 × 17.8 cm)
    H x W (image (each)): 3 11/16 × 3 5/16 in. (9.4 × 8.4 cm)
    Type
    albumen prints
    stereographs
    Place printed
    Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1865-1874
    Description
    A stereograph titled "Plantation Scene; Folks All Home" printed by J. N. Wilson of Savannah, Georgia. The albumen prints depicts six (6) unidentified children in the yard outside a log building with a brick chimney. A girl stands near the center with her hands inside a wooden washtub on a stand. A boy stands to her right with his back at the corner of the building and holding a large full basket on his head. Two younger children sit on a bench outside the building in the background. Two toddlers sit on the left side of the frame, one on the wheel of a small wooden cart and another on the ground next to a box or bin. The prints are mounted on tan card stock. Black text printed on the reverse lists the photographer's name and address. A paper label is adhered below the printed text that reads "68. Plantation Scene; Folks all Home."
    Topic
    African American
    American South
    Children
    Domestic life
    Labor
    Photography
    United States--History--1865-1921
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
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