Digging peanuts
Title
Digging peanuts
Subject
Oakley (S.C.)
Women -- South Carolina
Boys -- South Carolina
Women -- South Carolina
Boys -- South Carolina
Description
A black woman and boy work in a field next to a scarecrow. A wooden house and shed are in the background with a wooden fence in front of it and trees growing behind it. Caption reads: "the boy and his sister dig peanuts while the scarecrow looks on. They call the peanuts 'goobers.'"
Creator
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
Source
Image from opposite page 276 of Highways and Byways of the South by Clifton Johnson, 1905
Publisher
Jones Library Special Collections
Date
Circa 1902
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
CJ3106
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
7 x 5
Collection
Citation
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “Digging peanuts,” Digital Amherst, accessed December 13, 2024, https://www.digitalamherst.org/items/show/5005.