- Photograph by
- Bayard Wootten, American, 1876 - 1959
- Printed by
- Advertising Service Agency, American, 1900 - 1970
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- early 20th century
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (8.9 × 14 cm)
- Description
- Postcard with a black and white photograph of a man pushing a three wheeled cart. The man stands in the right third of the image and his cart is in the left two-thirds. He stands on a street corner near a house with a large porch. At his feet, in front of the rear wheel nearest the viewer, is a cat. Below the image in the lower left corner is black text "Shrimp Peddler, Charleston, South Carolina". The back of the postcard is divided into two portions. Down the center of the back is a vertical line of black text "'Natural-Finish' Card -- Advertising Service Agency, Charleston, S.C."
- Place depicted
- Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- postcards
- Topic
- American South
- Cooking and dining
- Foodways
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.36.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.