Photograph by
Mydans, Carl, American, 1907 - 2004
Subject of
Hunter, Lewis, American
Unidentified Child or Children
Unidentified Woman or Women
Farm Security Administration, American, 1937 - 1946
Date
1936
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (sheet): 10 15/16 × 14 in. (27.8 × 35.6 cm)
H x W (image): 9 × 12 in. (22.9 × 30.5 cm)
Description
A gelatin silver print of a black family in South Carolina. The three adults stand furthest from the camera; (from left to right) the father, mother, and grandmother of the family. The mother holds an infant in her arms; the father rests his hands on the shoulders of the smallest standing child, a girl. The tallest child, a boy, stands to the far right adjacent to his grandmother; the remaining child, a boy, stands slightly front and left of his brother in a ripped shirt. The background of the family portrait appears to be the wood paneled side of the family's cabin.
Place depicted
Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
American South
Children
Domestic life
Families
Photography
Rural life
U.S. History, 1933-1945
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.166.2
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57c027ea2-bbb1-4ada-93cb-0a7d3b597b2d

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