Plantation Scene; Folks All Home

Photograph by

Wilson, J. N., American, 1827 - 1897

Subject of

Unidentified Child or Children

Medium

albumen and silver on paper on card mount

Dimensions

H x W (sheet): 3 15/16 × 7 in. (10 × 17.8 cm)

H x W (image (each)): 3 11/16 × 3 5/16 in. (9.4 × 8.4 cm)

Type

albumen prints

stereographs

Place printed

Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Date

1865-1874

Description

A stereograph titled "Plantation Scene; Folks All Home" printed by J. N. Wilson of Savannah, Georgia. The albumen prints depicts six (6) unidentified children in the yard outside a log building with a brick chimney. A girl stands near the center with her hands inside a wooden washtub on a stand. A boy stands to her right with his back at the corner of the building and holding a large full basket on his head. Two younger children sit on a bench outside the building in the background. Two toddlers sit on the left side of the frame, one on the wheel of a small wooden cart and another on the ground next to a box or bin. The prints are mounted on tan card stock. Black text printed on the reverse lists the photographer's name and address. A paper label is adhered below the printed text that reads "68. Plantation Scene; Folks all Home."

Topic

African American

American South

Children

Domestic life

Labor

Photography

United States--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

2016.166.7

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title

Liljenquist Family Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture