The old folks at home

Image

cj2656.jpg

Title

The old folks at home

Subject

Vicksburg (Miss.)
Women -- Mississippi
Men -- Mississippi

Description

A black woman stands holding a long rod stirring a pot resting on the ground. She is looking at a man sitting in a chair near her and looking on. He is leaning against a corner of a wooden building with a second building on the left in the background. Two large barrels, some planks, and a large pot are in front of the building and a tree grows in the center.

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Source

Image from opposite page 59 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

CJ2656

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

7 x 5

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “The old folks at home,” Digital Amherst, accessed December 24, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/4604.