Dipping tar into a barrel

Image

cj2984.jpg

Title

Dipping tar into a barrel

Subject

Fayetteville (N.C.)
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

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “Dipping tar into a barrel,” Digital Amherst, accessed December 6, 2024, https://www.digitalamherst.org/items/show/4898.