Photograph by
Underwood & Underwood, American, 1881 - 1940s
Published by
Keystone View Company, American, 1892 - 1972
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
ca. 1900
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W (image): 3 1/8 × 5 15/16 in. (7.9 × 15.1 cm)
H x W (sheet): 3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in. (8.7 × 17.6 cm)
Description
This stereograph card depicts a family in front of a log house. In front of the house stands a man behind a mule-pulled plow. Two small children sit on the mule. A third child stands slightly behind the mule holding a farm implement. In front of the mule is a fourth child holding a cat. On the other side of the mule, standing closer to the house is a woman in a long dress. 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 text that reads "Keystone View Company/ Copyrighted, Underwood & Underwood, Inc. / Manufacturers Made in U.S.A. Publishers." On the right side margin is text that reads "Meadville, Pa., New York, N.Y., / Chicago, Ill., London, England." Along the bottom right hand margin is text that reads "V26123 A Humble but Happy Home down South in/ Dixie Land." There is text on the back.
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Photographs and Still Images
Type
stereographs
Topic
Agriculture
American South
Children
Domestic life
Families
Photography
Rural life
Slavery
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.248.4.30
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd515ec2c49-a31a-4699-8d6a-3bd9ac98402e

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