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Improvised hothouse at Tuskegee
A Tuskegee student kneels by a small greenhouse he has built from spare bits and pieces.
Black woman rowing home in Vicksburg, Mississippi
A lone black woman begins to row across the Mississippi River to her home near Vicksburg, while a second looks on from the bank.
Black children meeting at a gate in Virginia
Caption on back: "Four neighbors, three of whom are girls, the other a barefooted boy with a big toe tied up. They live near the Great Natural Bridge that has an arch two hundred and fifteen feet high." Bridge is located south-west of…
May 9, 1901 letter from Booker T. Washington
One page, typed, signed letter from Booker T. Washington to Clifton Johnson, on Tuskegee Institute stationery. Washington thanks Johnson for sending a book for the library and inquires about the photographs Johnson had recently taken.
Black woman working in an Alabama kitchen
A black woman performs domestic work in an early 20th century kitchen in Alabama. Around her are bottles, boxes, utensils, and dishes.
Booker T. Washington and a friend
Booker T. Washington stands over a pig patting its back in a fenced field holding a bucket in his left hand. A calf is partly in shot on the right and farm buildings are visible behind the fence.
Black woman selling cabbages from a cart in Charleston, South Carolina
A black woman sells cabbages from a cart in Charleston, South Carolina. A man has come to buy and is weighing one in his hand.
Black boy splitting wood at a schoolhouse in Tennessee
A black boy chops wood in front of a schoolhouse in Tennessee, while two other boys and a girl look on. In the background, a woman, perhaps the teacher, is speaking with a girl.
Cover of Highways and Byways of the South
Cover of Highways and Byways of the South, by Clifton Johnson, published 1905.
Black man in a cart stops to talk with two black women in Tennessee
A black man driving a cart has stopped in the road to speak with two black women.
Booker T. Washington picking flowers in the woods
Booker T. Washington kneels in the woods, searching for flowers. His son David stands next to him.
Black boys and their dogs in Tennessee
Caption on back: "A boy hunter and his four-legged companions. The dogs have to wait while he shows two of his boy friends just how the gun works. Did you count the dogs?"
Young black sisters on a porch in Tennessee
A pair of young black sisters sit on a porch in Tennessee. One is in a chair and sewing. The other is on the porch itself, and is holding a doll and looking up at the other.
Booker T. Washington with student driving plow
Booker T. Washington stands in a field with a student who is driving a horse-drawn plow.
Booker T. Washington in the woods
With plants in hand, Booker T. Washington stands in the woods and looks up into the trees.