Published by
Jarvis, J. F., British American, 1849 - 1931
Photograph by
Unidentified
Distributed by
Underwood & Underwood, American, 1881 - 1940s
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
1892
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W (image): 3 1/4 × 6 1/16 in. (8.3 × 15.4 cm)
H x W (sheet): 3 1/2 × 7 in. (8.9 × 17.8 cm)
Description
This stereograph card depicts a group of people picking cotton. There are two young boys wearing hats in the foreground. In the background is a man carrying a wicker basket of cotton on his right shoulder. 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 "J.F. Jarvis, Publisher, / Washington D.C." On the right side is script that reads "Sold only by Underwood & Underwood, / New York, London, Toronto Canada, Ottawa-Ka[illegible]." Along the bottom margin is text that reads "Away Down Among "de Cotton and de Coons," Louisiana, U.S.A. / [illegible] 1892 by Underwood & Underwood." There is text on the back that reads "Away Down among "de Cotton and de Coons." Louisiana, U.S.A./ Au milieu du Coton et des Negres, Louisiane, Etats-Unis./ Unter Bau[illegible] und Negern, Louisiana, B.[illegible]./ En el Sur entre el Algodon y los Negros, Louisiana, E U de A./ Langt ne'r ibiand "Bomulla och Svartingar," Louisiana, U.S.A./ [text in Greek]."
Statement
Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
Place depicted
Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Racist and Stereotypical Objects
Photographs and Still Images
Type
stereographs
Topic
Agriculture
American South
Cotton
Labor
Language
Photography
Stereotypes
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.248.4.17
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a6f0cb6e-cbd6-4b71-a671-13e33f2732f9

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