The water carrier

The water carrier

African Americans
Suwanee River (Fla.)
Girls
Water

A black girl has a wooden bucket of water on her head which she is balancing with a hand on each side. Captions on back: "Suwanee River: the water carrier" and "A girl in a Negro settlement carrying a pail of water home from the spring. She has it on her head, yet walks right along without spilling a drop."

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Jones Library Special Collections

Circa 1902

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Is part of the Clifton Johnson Photograph Collection

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Photographs

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Photograph

5 x 7 in.