Grubbing up palmetto scrub to clear ground for a garden patch

Image

cj1472b.jpg

Title

Grubbing up palmetto scrub to clear ground for a garden patch

Subject

Florida
Women -- Florida
Men -- Florida
Farming -- Florida

Description

A black woman and man work on clearing up a patch of earth. They are both bending over the ground, the man holding a wooden implement, possibly a hoe. Some trees grow in the background.

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Source

Image from opposite page 24 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

CJ1472b

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

7 x 5

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “Grubbing up palmetto scrub to clear ground for a garden patch,” Digital Amherst, accessed December 14, 2024, https://www.digitalamherst.org/items/show/4382.