Photograph by
Strohmeyer & Wyman, American, unknown-1901
Published by
Underwood & Underwood, American, 1881 - 1940s
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
1895
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W (image): 3 1/8 × 6 1/8 in. (7.9 × 15.6 cm)
H x W (sheet): 3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in. (8.8 × 17.7 cm)
Description
This stereograph card depicts an elderly couple in front of a wood plank house. A man and woman sit on a bench in front of the house. The man gazes at the woman, while the woman gazes at needlework she holds in her lap. 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, London, Toronto-Canada, Ottawa-Kansas." Along the bottom right margin is text that reads “Uncle Tom's Cabin - the Old Folks at Home, Kentucky, U.S.A. / Copyright, 1895 by Strohmeyer & Wyman." There is text on the back.
Place depicted
Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Photographs and Still Images
Type
stereographs
Topic
American South
Domestic life
Photography
Rural life
Slavery
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.248.4.31
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd500a7c65c-0b91-4b4d-a050-603c17f3dacd

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