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Tallahasse, Florida [graphic].
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Creator
Wood, George Bacon, 1832-1909, photographer.
Title
Tallahasse, Florida [graphic].
Publisher
[Philadelphia]
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1885
Date
[ca. 1885]
Physical Description
1 photograph : platinum ; sheet 14 x 9 cm (5.5 x 3.5 in.)
Description
Portrait of an African American man and woman seated in the doorway of a wooden cabin made of boards. In the left, the woman, attired in a head kerchief, a long-sleeved quilted shirt, a torn and worn skirt, an apron, and shoes, sits and looks at the viewer. In the right, the older man, attired in a head kerchief, a torn and worn long-sleeved shirt, a vest, pants, and open-toed shoes, sits with his right leg propped on a log.
Notes
Title from manuscript note by photographer on verso.
Gift of Elsie Wood Harmon, 1982.
Description revised 2021.
Access points revised 2021.
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Biographical / historical note
Wood, a Philadelphia artist, turned to photography in the 1880s exhibiting his work, including genre studies of African Americans, at national and international photography exhibitions. His photographs won several prizes.
Subject
African American men -- Florida -- Tallahassee -- Portraits.
African American women -- Florida -- Tallahassee -- Portraits.
African Americans -- Florida -- Tallahasse.
Dwellings -- United States.
Older persons.
Wooden buildings -- Florida -- Tallahassee.
Genre
Genre photographs -- 1880-1890.
Platinum prints -- 1880-1890.
Portrait photographs -- 1880-1890.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Photographs-Wood [P.8743.183]
Accession number
P.8743.183
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African American History Photographs
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