Racist scene showing, in the foreground, a young, African American girl and boy standing behind a large basket of cotton in a cotton field. The girl faces the camera and the boy looks behind him and with his head turned away. The girl wears a bonnet, dark-color, long-sleeved shirt, and a light-color skirt. The boy wears a long-sleeve, light-color, smock-like shirt. In the background, African American men, women, boys, and girls work in the field or are posed to stand and face the camera. One man sits, high up, on bales., Dates from copyright statements on recto and verso: Copyright 1899, by B. L. Singley. Made in U.S.A. and Copyright, 1913, by the Keystone View Company., Title from recto of item., Title printed in five different languages, including Italian, French, and German, on verso., Variant title on verso: 9506-"We'se done all dis's mornin',"-Picking cotton on a Mississippi plantation., Several lines of text printed on verso, often describing in racist terms, the culture, conditions, and economics of the cotton industry in the South., Curved grey mount with rounded corners., Gift of David Long., RVCDC, Description reviewed 2022., Access points revised 2022., Keystone View Company was founded in 1892 by B.L. Singley, an amateur photographer from Meadville, Pennsylvania. Keystone View Company was the leader in promoting stereographs for educational purposes. In 1912 the company purchased rights to some Underwood & Underwood negatives for use in educational sets, and in 1922 purchased the remaining stock of Underwood materials. The company remained in business until 1970.
Creator
Keystone View Company
Date
1899, ([printed] 1913)
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Keystone View Company - Work [P.2018.16.3]
View of the float for Charles J. Webb Co., Philadelphia woolen and cotton yarn dealer. Bordered by a log fence and adorned with cotton plants and two small American flags, the float carries four live sheep and several costumed passengers including: three African American men attired as cotton pickers; a white man attired as a colonial lady near her spinning wheel; and a white boy attired as a colonial sheepherder holding his crook. Partial view of preceding float is visible with a white man attired in colonial garb. A large, stone building lines the street., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from content., Purchase 1989., RVCDC, 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 the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date
[ca. 1920]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photos - unidentified - processions [P.9260.638]
