Way down on the Suwanee River
Title
Way down on the Suwanee River
Subject
Florida
Suwannee River (Ga. and Fla.)
Boys -- Florida
Boats -- Florida
Suwannee River (Ga. and Fla.)
Boys -- Florida
Boats -- Florida
Description
A black boy sitting in a boat and drinking out of a hat. Trees line the shore on both sides of the river. Caption reads: "Way down on the Suwannee River. This is the stream which inspired that wonderfully popular song 'The Old Folks at Home.'"
Creator
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
Source
Image from page 63 of Highways and Byways of the South by Clifton Johnson, 1905, from opposite page 111 of Highways and Byways of Florida by Clifton Johnson, 1918, and from page 199 of What to see in America by Clifton Johnson, 1919
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
CJ1497b
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
5 x 7
Collection
Citation
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “Way down on the Suwanee River,” Digital Amherst, accessed December 24, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/4405.