Photograph by
Griffith and Griffith, founded 1896
Published by
Griffith and Griffith, founded 1896
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
1900
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product) with dye on cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 3 × 6 in. (7.6 × 15.3 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 3 7/16 × 6 7/8 in. (8.7 × 17.5 cm)
Description
A color half-tone print depicting three children watching a man place a watermelon in a root cellar. This stereo card consists of two identical side by side images. In the daytime outdoors, a man wearing a bright colored hat, long sleeve shirt, dark vest and bottoms, carries a very large watermelon into a stone faced root cellar. Behind him, on the ground, is bushy green foliage. Watching the man from the top of the stone facing are three dark haired boys wearing bright colored tops. Behind them, making up the foreground of the image, is high bushy grass and tall trees. Below the right image card, printed on the sheet in bold English is: “Dis am the Pick of dat Patch.” Copyright is also indicated for Griffith & Griffith.
Statement
Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
Place captured
United States, North and Central America
Classification
Racist and Stereotypical Objects
Photographs and Still Images
Type
relief halftones
stereographs
Topic
Caricature and cartoons
Foodways
Photography
Stereotypes
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mark Miller and Barbara Smeltzer
Object number
2019.3.1
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59b34ef3c-ca5a-4899-9013-29c0303cc07c

Cataloging is an ongoing process and we may update this record as we conduct additional research and review. If you have more information about this object, please contact us at NMAAHCDigiTeam@si.edu

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