Photograph by
Singley, B. L., American, 1863 - 1936
Manufactured by
Keystone View Company, American, 1892 - 1972
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
1902
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W (image): 3 3/16 × 6 in. (8.1 × 15.2 cm)
H x W (sheet): 3 1/2 × 7 1/16 in. (8.9 × 17.9 cm)
Description
This stereograph card depicts a group of men sitting on cotton bales. In the background are a ship and a crowd of people on the docks. The stereograph card consists of two similar images side by side, with the images in the center of the card. At either end of the card is vertical script. On the left side margin is script that reads "Keystone View Company/ Manufacturers Copyright 1902 by/ B.L. Singley Made in U.S.A Publishers." On the right hand side is script that reads “Meadville, Pa., New York, N.Y., Portland/ Oregon, London, Eng., Sydney, Aus." Along the bottom right margin is text that reads "12479 - Cotton! Cotton! Cotton! Levee, New Orleans, La., / U.S.A." There is text on the back.
Place depicted
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
stereographs
Topic
Agriculture
American South
Cotton
Labor
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.248.4.15
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58053da89-ada3-4cdf-8da2-026a1c97bc3a

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