WASECA – BARBADOS ISLAND STORY: IN THE KITCHEN THE COOKS PREPARE MEAT CAKES.
Photographic print of migrant workers in a kitchen
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Lashley, Bernard Arthur, Barbadian, born 1917
- Goodwin, Colbourne, Barbadian
- St. Clair-Hacket, Cyril, Barbadian
- Murray, Clarence, Barbadian
- Date
- 1944-1950s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 7 3/8 × 9 3/4 in. (18.8 × 24.7 cm)
- H x W (image): 7 3/16 × 9 1/2 in. (18.2 × 24.2 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of migrant workers in a kitchen. Four (4) men are stand around a large bowl of ground meat. They are wearing aprons and holding spoons and other utensils. The three (3) men on the right are looking and smiling to the right of the camera. The wall of the kitchen, with a calendar, is visible in the background. There are identifying and numerical inscriptions on the back. Paper adhered to the back has printed text which reads [WASECA – BARBADOS ISLAND STORY: / IN THE KITCHEN THE COOKS PREPARE / MEAT CAKES. THIS IS FROZEN GROUND / STEAK. / L/R COLBOURNE GOODWIN / CYRIL ST. CLAIR-HACKET / CLARENCE XX MURRAY / BERNARD LASHLEY].
- Place depicted
- Waseca County, Minnesota, United States, North and Central America
- Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Cooking and dining
- Labor
- Migrations
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.17.10.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.