The washwoman

Image

cj1478.jpg

Title

The washwoman

Subject

Florida
Suwannee River (Ga. and Fla.)
Women -- Florida

Description

A black woman smoking a pipe stands in front of a cauldron with steam rising from it holding a cloth she took just took out. Another woman is visible through the steam on the right, possibly sitting in front of a wooden building with wooden basins resting on a bench on the right.

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Source

Image from page 29 of Highways and Byways of the South by Clifton Johnson, 1905, and from opposite page 109 of Highways and Byways of Florida by Clifton Johnson, 1918

Publisher

Jones Library Special Collections

Date

undated

Rights

This digital file may be used for educational uses, 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

From the Clifton Johnson Collection

Type

Photographs

Identifier

CJ1478

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

7 x 5

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “The washwoman,” Digital Amherst, accessed May 5, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/4388.