A rare photograph because it not only shows the Black workers but also the overseer with his two dogs. The contrast between the overseer in his crisp hat and jacket with the workers in their worn clothing, is pronounced.
Caption under photo: “16771-Harvesting Peanuts. Marianna. Ark.” The left margin says: “Keystone View Company, Manufacturers, Publishers Copyrighted. Made in U.S.A.” The left margin says: “Meadville, PA., New York, N.Y., Portland, Oregon, London, Eng., Sydney, Aus.”
The top has the number: “118”
Back: a long text about the history of peanuts starting with the ” ‘peanut man’ with his little push cart” and describing their growth. The last paragraph describes the photo: “Here you see a crowd of workmen with a plantation owner in the foreground.” The text then resumes discussing the peanut harvest.
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