Shooting blackbirds for a pie

Image

cj1532.jpg

Title

Shooting blackbirds for a pie

Subject

Illinois
Men -- Illinois
Girls -- Illinois

Description

A white man crouches on a boat aiming a rifle while a black man stands next to him looking out. A young white girl plays with a small wooden box on the boat. Some trees are partly under water near the boat.

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Source

Image from opposite page 148 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

CJ1532

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

7 x 5

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “Shooting blackbirds for a pie,” Digital Amherst, accessed October 31, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/4439.