Taking care of the baby

Image

cj3131.jpg

Title

Taking care of the baby

Subject

Tennessee
Girls -- Tennessee
Boys -- Tennessee
Dogs -- Tennessee

Description

A black girl stands on a porch of a house holding a baby. A second child sits on the steps holding a puppy. Caption: "Two babies and their caretakers. One baby is a small puppy and not much trouble; but the other, in the arms of the little girls, is heavy and lively and keeps her worried."

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Source

Image from opposite page 91 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

CJ3131

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

7 x 5

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “Taking care of the baby,” Digital Amherst, accessed October 30, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/5030.