A young black woman in Louisiana looks out her window to two children and their grandmother

Image

http://www.johnson.digitalamherst.org/files/original/cj_la_04_795be329d7.jpg

Title

A young black woman in Louisiana looks out her window to two children and their grandmother

Subject

Louisiana
African Americans
Houses
Children
Families

Description

Caption on back: "These two children are with their granny who is smoking her pipe. The girl looking out from the window is the belle of Shacktown. Wooden blocks have been put under the house for it to stand on. Such foundations are common in the far south."

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Source

Published opposite page 49 in Highways and Byways of the Mississippi Valley, by Clifton Johnson.

Publisher

Jones Library Special Collections

Date

Circa 1902

Rights

This digital file may be used for educational purposes, 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

Is part of the Clifton Johnson Photograph Collection

Format

image/jpg

Type

Photographs

Identifier

CJ-7-19-08-GPN4

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

5 x 7 in.

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “A young black woman in Louisiana looks out her window to two children and their grandmother,” Digital Amherst, accessed March 28, 2024, https://www.digitalamherst.org/items/show/1242.