Southern photographs collection

Southern photographs collection

Descriptive Summary

Title: Southern photographs collection
Creator: Hargrett Library
Inclusive Dates: 1870-1875
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Collection Number: ms3814
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Scope and Content

The collection consists of seven photographs focusing on the Southern United States, mostly depicting rural African-American life in the 1870s. Four of the images, stereopticon cards, two are cabinet cards, and one is a 1935 print of African-American labor organizer Angelo Herndon in prison.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Southern photographs, ms 3814, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2013.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms


Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
folderitem
11Boy with spanish bayonets
 
12"Cake Mary" and family
 
13Man with banana trees
 
14Northern visitor at the Park Avenue Hotel
 
15Woman on oxcart
 
16Family photo with oxcart and house
 
1Angelo Herndon, 1935 Access Online

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