Photograph
Former Slave Sitting on Porch
| African-American man and woman on the front porch of a rural home. The unidentified woman is retrieving water from a well, and the man, J.R. Dean, is sitting in broken chair. |
| Image ID: | 9464 |
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| Creation Date: | 02 13 1915 |
| Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
| City: | Ashville |
| County: | |
| State: | Alabama |
| Collection Name: | Agricultural Extension Department photograph albums, 1902-1935 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | MCC MSS 13Z, box 53, folder 4 |
| Original Dimensions: | 8.5 x 6.5 inches |
| Original caption reads: "J.R. Dean, a southern Negro, who at the age of 22 was released from slavery, went into debt to the amount of over $400 to buy a 200 acre farm. He was a hard worker and made good and still owns the farm, as well as a house and lot in Ashville. Mr. Dean is now too old to work and is living with Mr. Hood, the hotel keeper at Ashville, Alabama." The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department. Folder: Miscellaneous |
| Women |
| Poverty |
| Slavery |
| Wells |
| Outdoor photography |
| Hats |
| Chairs |
| Porches |
| African Americans |
| Men |
| Dresses |
| Clothing and dress |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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