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    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
    Date
    1880s
    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)
    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.”
    Place captured
    Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    albumen prints
    Topic
    American South
    Children
    Domestic life
    Families
    Housing
    Photography
    Rural life
    U.S. 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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d4513d21-01f7-431e-83dd-2a6617496d1c
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    No. 19, Cotton Picking

    Photograph by
    A. W. Möller, American, 1867 - after 1922
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    late 19th-early 20th century
    Medium
    albumen and silver on paper on card mount
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 4 1/2 × 7 3/8 in. (11.4 × 18.7 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 5 × 8 1/16 in. (12.7 × 20.5 cm)
    Description
    A cabinet card with an albumen print of a group of unidentified men, women, and children picking cotton in a field. The landscape behind the cotton field is barren, with a grove of trees in the far left distance. Most of the people are bent over picking, though some are standing upright and one person in the left background has a large basket hoisted onto their left shoulder. The print is mounted on a pale yellow card mount that is gray on the reverse. The title and photographer name are printed and handwritten in black ink on the reverse.
    Place captured
    Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Portfolio/Series
    Views in and Around Thomasville
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    cabinet photographs
    albumen prints
    Topic
    Agriculture
    American South
    Labor
    Photography
    U.S. 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
    2016.166.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e3310886-e7b0-44e3-8361-bd300469b4e8
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    No. 18, Upper Broad Street

    Photograph by
    A. W. Möller, American, 1867 - after 1922
    Date
    ca. 1895
    Medium
    albumen and silver on paper mounted on cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 4 1/4 x 6 5/16 in. (10.8 x 16 cm)
    H x W (Card): 5 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. (13 x 18.4 cm)
    Description
    An albumen print on cabinet card depicting Broad Street in Thomasville, GA. The photograph looks north up Broad Street, with the steeple of the Thomasville First Methodist Church visible above the tree line on the west side of the street. The street is relatively empty, though a carriage sits on the left side of the road and a woman holding an umbrella stands on the sidewalk nearby. In the right foreground is a streetlamp. The photograph is faded with a yellowish tint and mounted on a piece of board with rounded corners that is green on the front and gray on the back. A small hole is located at the top center of the backing board. The back is printed with text identifying the series and photographer.
    Place depicted
    Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    Views of Thomasville and Vicinity
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    cabinet photographs
    albumen prints
    Topic
    Photography
    Religious groups
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman and Sandra Lindley
    Object number
    2013.117.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56c8e1596-4908-46fb-b96a-9fd399d2206e
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