Created by
Unidentified
Published by
Dixie W. Leach
Date
1890s-1900s
Medium
paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 4 7/8 × 3 1/2 in. (12.4 × 8.9 cm)
Caption
The handwritten note identifies the snuff sticks in this collection as reportedly belonging to Ezzie Brown, a descendant of enslaved persons on Saint Simons Island off the coast of Georgia.
Description
The a color reproduction of a print depicting a seated woman wearing a red cap and blue dress with a snuff stick in her moth. At bottom left it reads "COPYRIGHT, 1907, J. ROYSTER" and at right: "PUBLISHED, DIXIE W. LEACH". Adhered to the sleeve on the print is a sticker with handwritten note reading [Snuff Sticks / Belonged to / Ezzie Brown / Slave Descendent / St. Simons Island / Georgia]. The back of the reproduction is blank.
Place collected
Glynn County, Georgia, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Photographs and Still Images
Type
prints
Topic
Slavery
Tobacco
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
Object number
2014.312.234.5
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59ab5aae8-ce09-49fa-8509-ca69a39febd0

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