Creator |
Wood, George Bacon, 1832-1909, photographer. |
Title |
"She lives way down dar" [graphic] / Geo. B. Wood, Dongan Hills, S.I., N.Y. |
Title |
He lives way down dar child |
Publisher |
[Staten Island, N.Y.] |
Publisher |
N.Y. Staten Island. 1895 |
Date |
[photographed ca. 1886, printed ca. 1895] |
Physical Description |
1 photograph : platinum ; sheet 15 x 20 cm (5.75 x 7.75 in.) |
Description |
Scene depicting an older African American woman giving directions to another African American woman in front of her home.
At her open gate, the woman, wearing gray hair and attired in a long-sleeved, patterned dress, a plaid shawl, and a white
apron, points left indicating the desired direction. The other woman, attired in a bonnet, a long-sleeved shirt, and a skirt,
holds a milk can in her right hand and looks left with her back to the viewer. In the background is a wooden house with a
large vine propped up on poles.
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Notes |
Title from manuscript note by photographer on verso. |
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Signed by photographer on verso. |
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Alternate title from lantern slide at the Staten Island New York Historical Society. |
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Gift of Elsie Wood Harmon, 1982. |
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Description revised 2022. |
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Access points revised 2022. |
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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.
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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.
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Subject |
African American women. |
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Dwellings -- United States. |
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Older people -- United States. |
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Pointing fingers. |
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Rural women -- United States. |
Genre |
Genre photographs -- 1890-1900. |
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Platinum prints -- 1890-1900. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| photo - Wood [P.8743.177] |
Accession number |
P.8743.177 |