Photograph by
Wilson & Havens Photography, American, 1870 - 1880
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
1870-1880
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W (image): 3 3/16 × 6 9/16 in. (8.1 × 16.7 cm)
H x W (sheet): 3 3/8 × 6 7/8 in. (8.6 × 17.5 cm)
Description
This stereograph card depicts several figures picking cotton in a field. Wearing dark clothing, they bend over to reach the cotton. A man in the foreground has a large bag on the ground in front of him filled with cotton. The stereograph card consists of two similar images side by side, with the images in the center of the card. The green margin of the cardboard mount is visible around the edges. There is text on the back that reads "Photograph by Wilson & Havens/ No.143 Broughton Street/ Savannah, GA."
Place printed
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
stereographs
Topic
Agriculture
Cotton
Labor
Photography
Rural life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.248.4.22
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55963e6ed-a226-470a-ae35-a8a5bd8f9716

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