Way down on the Suwanee River

Image

cj1497b.jpg

Title

Way down on the Suwanee River

Subject

Florida
Suwannee River (Ga. and Fla.)
Boys -- Florida
Boats -- Florida

Description

A black boy sitting in a boat and drinking out of a hat. Trees line the shore on both sides of the river. Caption reads: "Way down on the Suwannee River. This is the stream which inspired that wonderfully popular song 'The Old Folks at Home.'"

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Source

Image from page 63 of Highways and Byways of the South by Clifton Johnson, 1905, from opposite page 111 of Highways and Byways of Florida by Clifton Johnson, 1918, and from page 199 of What to see in America by Clifton Johnson, 1919

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

CJ1497b

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

5 x 7

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “Way down on the Suwanee River,” Digital Amherst, accessed April 20, 2024, https://www.digitalamherst.org/items/show/4405.