Details
Creator Wood, George Bacon, 1832-1909, photographer.
Title [Men husking corn] [graphic].
Publisher [Philadelphia]
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1888
Date [ca. 1888]
Physical Description 1 photograph : platinum ; sheet 16 x 21 cm (6 x 8 in.)
Description Depicts men agricultural workers, including an African American man, sifting through and husking corn in the middle of a large mound of cobs. In the center, five men and two dogs sit and stand in a large amount of corn. In the left, an African American man, attired in a bowler hat, a white, long-sleeved shirt, a waistcoat, and pants, sits on a wooden crate as he husks corn into a wooden barrel. Another man stands and husks into the same barrel. Three other men bend and stand sorting the corn. Behind the mound of corn is a horse-drawn cart. In the background is a large barn with the doors removed.
Notes Title supplied by cataloger.
Gift of Elsie Wood Harmon, 1982.
Description revised 2022.
Access points revised 2022.
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 prizes.
Subject African American agricultural laborers.
African American men.
Agricultural laborers -- United States.
Carts & wagons -- United States.
Corn -- Husking -- United States.
Dogs -- United States.
Farms -- United States.
Horses -- United States.
Genre Genre photographs -- 1880-1890.
Platinum prints -- 1880-1890.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| photo - Wood [P.8743.180]
Accession number P.8743.180