Photograph by
Strohmeyer & Wyman, American, unknown-1901
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
1895
Medium
albumen and silver on paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W (sheet): 3 1/2 × 7 in. (8.9 × 17.8 cm)
H x W (image (each)): 319 × 3 1/8 in. (810.3 × 7.9 cm)
Description
A stereograph titled "Cotton is King, Plantation Scene, Georgia, U. S. A." printed by Strohmeyer & Wyman. The gelatin silver prints depict a group of unidentified men, women, and children picking cotton in a field. A large basket of cotton is in the foreground between a child and a woman who is bent over picking bolls and putting them into a large sack looped around her shoulders. A man in the left background can be seen carrying a full basket of cotton bolls on his back. The publisher's name is printed along the left and right sides, with the title and copyright date printed in the lower right. The title is printed in several languages on the reverse center.
Place depicted
Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
albumen prints
stereographs
Topic
Agriculture
American South
Cotton
Labor
Photography
U.S. History, 1865-1921
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Object number
2016.166.3
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5288c71d6-9932-44d9-8c29-8fc098f81d83

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