Photograph
Cultivating Cotton
Carlos Christian cultivating a field for cotton. He is posing while holding a plow which is hitched to a mule. Pine trees are running along the perimeter of the field. |
Image ID: | 109077 |
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Creation Date: | 05 1902 |
Creator Name: | Krueger, Alexander |
City: | Longview |
County: | |
State: | Alabama |
Collection Name: | Krueger family papers, 1852-1991 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | negative, original |
Original Format Number: | (K91)247 |
Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4 inches |
Carlos was 65 years old at the time of the portrait. He had been a slave for twenty years of his life. |
Agricultural implements |
Cotton |
Fields (Agriculture) |
Plowing |
Mules |
Trees |
Hats |
Work clothes |
Farms |
African Americans |
Men |
Outdoor photography |
Portrait photography |
Slavery |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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