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  • Negroes fishing in creek near cotton plantations outside Belzoni Miss. Delta, October 1939

    Photograph by
    Wolcott, Marion Post, American, 1910 - 1990
    Commissioned by
    Farm Security Administration, American, 1937 - 1946
    Printed by
    LIGHT Gallery, American, 1971 - 1987
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Signed by
    Schad, Tennyson, American, 1930 - 2001
    Date
    1939; printed 1968
    Medium
    dye on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 6 7/8 × 9 13/16 in. (17.5 × 24.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 9 13/16 × 13 in. (25 × 33 cm)
    Description
    A dye transfer photograph of rural life outside of Belzoni, Mississippi by Marion Post Wolcott. At a daytime muddy creek near a cotton plantation, a man and three women fish, surrounded by dry foliage and dull green mature trees. Seated along the edges of the creek, the man, crouched, wears a sand-colored hat; bright shirt; dark trousers, and holds high a long fishing rod. To his proper left, leaning forward on her knees, is a woman wearing a light-colored long sleeve dress and light-colored wide-brim bucket hat. To her proper left sits another woman, her legs crossed towards the water. She wears a light-colored wide-brim hat and blouse, and holds a fishing rod in her proper right hand. Nearer to the unseen photographer amidst the water dry foliage, at the bottom left of the camera’s frame, stands a woman wearing a long pink dress over a short sleeve shirt and wide-brim hat. She holds a fishing rod in both hands. The back of the photograph from the top left corner to bottom right, features provenance marks and inscriptions: [RWFA 1950 / PF112995-111 / ARTIST: MARION POST WOLCOTT / TITLE: NEGROES FISHING IN CREEK NEAR COTTON PLANTATIONS OUTSIDE BELZONI MISS. DELTA / TRANSPARENCY DATE: OCT. 1939 / PRINTING DATE: 12/86 / LIGHT GALLERY REG. NO.: 107.8]. Beneath the authentication disclaimer is the signature [Tennyson Schad].
    Place captured
    Belzoni, Humphreys County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    dye transfer prints
    Topic
    American South
    Foodways
    Photography
    Recreation
    Rural life
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Howard Greenberg
    Object number
    2019.105.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57d9a220f-767b-4991-84d7-72c1c688cab5
  • Negroes fishing in creek near cotton plantations outside Belzoni Miss. Delta, October 1939

    Photograph by
    Wolcott, Marion Post, American, 1910 - 1990
    Commissioned by
    Farm Security Administration, American, 1937 - 1946
    Printed by
    LIGHT Gallery, American, 1971 - 1987
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Signed by
    Schad, Tennyson, American, 1930 - 2001
    Date
    1939; printed 1968
    Medium
    dye on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 6 7/8 × 9 13/16 in. (17.5 × 24.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 9 13/16 × 12 11/16 in. (25 × 32.3 cm)
    Description
    A dye transfer color photograph of rural life outside of Belzoni, Mississippi by Marion Post Wolcott. At a daytime muddy creek near a cotton plantation, a man and three women fish. They are surrounded by dry foliage and dull green mature trees. Seated along the edges of the creek, the man, crouched, wears a sand-colored hat; bright shirt; dark trousers, and holds a long fishing rod in his proper right hand. Seated to his proper left, arms crossed, is a woman wearing a light-colored long sleeve dress and light-colored wide-brim bucket hat. To her proper left sits another woman, her legs sprawled towards the water. She wears a light-colored wide-brim hat and blouse, and holds a fishing rod. Nearer to the unseen photographer among the dry foliage, at the bottom right of the camera’s frame, stands a woman wearing a long pink dress over a short sleeve shirt and wide-brim hat. She holds a fishing rod in her proper right hand. The back of the photograph, from the top left corner to bottom right, features provenance marks and inscriptions: [RWFA 1868 / PF113003-111 / ARTIST: MARION POST WOLCOTT / TITLE: NEGROES FISHING IN CREEK NEAR COTTON PLANTATIONS OUTSIDE BELZONI MISS. DELTA / TRANSPARENCY DATE: OCT. 1939 / PRINTING DATE: 12/86 / LIGHT GALLERY REG. NO.: 107.8]. Beneath the authentication disclaimer is the signature [Tennyson Schad].
    Place captured
    Belzoni, Humphreys County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    dye transfer prints
    Topic
    American South
    Foodways
    Photography
    Recreation
    Rural life
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Howard Greenberg
    Object number
    2019.105.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd557195bad-5728-41eb-bebb-6f86626c803e
  • Julia Matilda Burns Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Burns, Julia Matilda, American, born 1938
    Interviewed by
    Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
    Date
    March 13, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 00:54:32
    Description
    The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.73.1a and 2011.174.73.1b.
    Julia Matilda Burns describes her experience in segregated schools in Humphreys County, Mississippi, where she grew up. After becoming a teacher at Marshall High School in Belzoni, Mississippi, she began to take notice of the Civil Rights Movement, but her involvement was limited because she did not want to lose her job. Burns describes protests by whites against school desegregation in Tchula, Mississippi, and her experiences as a teacher in Tchula. She also discusses her successful election for a position on the school board and the work she accomplished during her tenure.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0073
    Place collected
    Tchula, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Humphreys County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Belzoni, Humphreys County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Civil rights
    Education
    Segregation
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.73.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51ad94661-d29f-4040-8162-377be0058b48
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