Dipping tar into a barrel
Title
Dipping tar into a barrel
Subject
Fayetteville (N.C.)
Men -- North Carolina
Men -- North Carolina
Description
A young black man stands in front of a wooden trough holding a pole attached to a pail. He is lowering the pole into a dug out hole. A wooden barrel is in front of the trough. Caption reads: "Dipping tar out of the earth reservoir into which it flows from the kiln."
Creator
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
Source
Image from opposite page 293 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
CJ2984
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
7 x 5
Collection
Citation
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “Dipping tar into a barrel,” Digital Amherst, accessed December 6, 2024, https://www.digitalamherst.org/items/show/4898.