The prophet's well

Image

cj1528.jpg

Title

The prophet's well

Subject

Nauvoo (Ill.)
Girls -- Illinois
Boys -- Illinois

Description

Three bare-footed white children stand near a roofed well with a boy pulling a rope and a girl standing near the well looking down while a third child stands near the boy. The top of the pail is slightly visible above the walls of the well. A part of a house is on the right and a wooden fence runs across the middle ground.

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Source

Image from opposite page 182 of Highways and Byways of the Mississippi Valley by Clifton Johnson, 1906

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

CJ1528

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

7 x 5

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “The prophet's well,” Digital Amherst, accessed October 31, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/4435.