Photographs of African American Sharecroppers, 1880-1890

Summary

Date:

1880-1890

Extent:

0.1 Linear Feet

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

[Item, box, folder], Photographs of African American sharecroppers, ms4444, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Includes six images in the same format, and includes an image of a small child in cotton basket; a family scene with individuals outside their home; people gathering cotton in a field; a man driving an ox cart; two women and child washing clothes; and mounted photograph of a woman with a bundle of laundry on her head, marked "Marietta, Georgia, December 88" and "Kennesaw Mountain, Marietta, Georgia" written on the back.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Sharecroppers -- Georgia.
African American children
African American farmers -- Georgia
Farm life -- Georgia -- Photographs.
Cotton growing -- Georgia.

Preferred citation:

[Item, box, folder], Photographs of African American sharecroppers, ms4444, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.