Weighing the day's picking of cotton

Image

cj3112.jpg

Title

Weighing the day's picking of cotton

Subject

Oakley (S.C.)
Men -- South Carolina
Women -- South Carolina

Description

A black man, woman, and a white boy hold a log on their shoulders with one large sack hanging off it and a second one rests on the ground. Other people stand around looking on the scene. A fence runs across the middle ground and trees grow in the background.

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Source

Image from opposite page 342 of Highways and Byways of the South by Clifton Johnson, 1905

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

CJ3112

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

5 x 7

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “Weighing the day's picking of cotton,” Digital Amherst, accessed December 25, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/5011.