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African American Tenant Farmers at Barbecue
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African American tenant farmers assembled for a barbecue. The tenants worked for Louis Frank Sessions who is in the front row, third from the left (wearing a light-colored hat). To his right is Miss Helen Holden of Chicago. The barbecue followed a lecture by International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department. According to the original caption, the tenants "finished up the barbecue after the white folks had eaten their fill." One man is holding a guitar and another is holding a violin (fiddle).
February 22, 1915
International Harvester Company
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Farmer L.C. Carter standing beside bales of cotton and a farm building.
Group at Alabama Barbecue Pit
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A group of men, women, and children gathered around an outdoor barbecue pit as meat roasts. The barbecue took place at Louis Frank Sessions' farm during a meeting on diversified farming.
Man Feeding Pigs
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Boy with Tin Cans
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A boy is standing behind a box of tin cans waiting to be carted to the dump. The boy is holding tin cans hanging from string in his hand.
Former Slave Sitting on Porch
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African-American man and woman on the front porch of a rural home. The unidentified woman is retrieving water from a well, and the man, J.R. Dean, is sitting in broken chair.
Man Standing with Corn Shocks
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Farmer standing outdoors among corn shocks. He is holding a small dog in his arms, and is wearing work gloves and a hat.
