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The wood-sawyer
[graphic].
[Philadelphia:
s.n.,
1851]
1 print:
engraving;
overall 14 x 11 cm. (5.5 x 4.5 in)
Illustration in City characters, or, familiar scenes in town (Philadelphia: Geo. S. Appleton; New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1851), p. 96.
Illustration shows a familiar Philadelphia character: a black wood-sawyer. As the text explains, "This is a hard occupation, followed generally by coloured people. They are old men, and have little ones to support, so that they have to work very hard." Shown in full profile, this mature wood-sawyer carries an axe in his hand and a "Horse" on his back. According to the text, when the wood-sawyer cuts his logs, he puts them on this "curious-four legged machine," which is "very strong, and made of oak or hickory wood." Holding the logs down with one knee, the wood-sawyer cuts off one piece at a time.
Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Work Scenes.
Woodcutting.
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African American men
Employment
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
Engravings
1850-1860.
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Book illustrations
1850-1860.
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African American History
City characters
Philadelphia: Geo. S. Appleton; New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1851.
Imprint
PA. Philadelphia.
1851.
Library Company of Philadelphia
Rare
Am 1851 Cit 68429.D p 96
Digital image
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