Collection

Black American women and children on a rice raft

This hand-tinted stereoview shows a group of Black American women and children posing on a rice raft, standing with their arms crossed in front of their bodies, looking straight at the camera. The photo is captioned: “A Rice Raft, South Carolina, U.S.A. Copyright, 1895, by Strohmeyer & Wyman.”
Left margin: “Strohmeyer & Wyman.
Right margin: “Sold only by Underwood & Underwood, New York, London, Toronto-Canada, Ottawa-Kansas”
The back says “”A Rice Raft, South Carolina, U.S.A.” and this is repeated in five different languages.

Date

1876

Location

New York, New York

Source

Strohmeyer & Wyman Publishers, New York, N.Y.

Media Type

PhotographStereoview