Black woman milling rice, Oakley, South Carolina

Image

http://www.johnson.digitalamherst.org/files/original/cj_sc_16_07deb247ec.jpg

Title

Black woman milling rice, Oakley, South Carolina

Subject

Oakley (S.C.)
African Americans
Rice
Farms
Cooking and dining

Description

A black woman in Oakley, South Carolina mlls rice by pounding it with a pestle in a large wooden mortar. A man looks on from the doorway.

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Source

Published opposite page 274 in Highways and Byways of the South, by Clifton Johnson.

Publisher

Jones Library Special Collections

Date

Circa 1902

Rights

This digital file may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.

Relation

Is part of the Clifton Johnson Photograph Collection

Format

image/jpg

Type

Photographs

Identifier

CJ-7-28-08-GPN16

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

5 x 7 in.

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “Black woman milling rice, Oakley, South Carolina,” Digital Amherst, accessed March 29, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/1241.