Published by
Strohmeyer & Wyman, American, unknown-1901
Distributed by
Underwood & Underwood, American, 1881 - 1940s
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
ca. 1885
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W (image): 3 1/8 × 6 1/8 in. (8 × 15.6 cm)
H x W (sheet): 3 1/2 × 6 15/16 in. (8.9 × 17.7 cm)
Description
This stereograph card depicts a man, woman, and children in a two wheeled cart drawn by two oxen. There is a small house, with two women holding babies standing in front of it. 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 text. On the left side margin is script that reads "Strohmeyer & Wyman, Publishers. / New York, N.Y." On the right side margin is script that reads "Sold only by Underwood & Underwood, / New York Liverpool Toronto-Canada Ottawa-Kansas." Along the bottom left margin is text that reads "Copyright 1895 by Strohmeyer & Wyman." Along the bottom right margin is text that reads"[illegible]...id Transit in Southern Mississippi."
Place depicted
Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
stereographs
Topic
American South
Communities
Domestic life
Families
Photography
Rural life
Transportation
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.248.4.23
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55ba92583-2342-4dbe-97b7-cf6f16967ffe

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