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"Dat corn takes a might site a hoe'in"

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Depicts an older African American man with a haggard expression, dressed in tattered clothing, hoe in hand, exiting the doorway of his shanty.; Title from manuscript note on verso.; Wood, a Philadelphia artist, turned to photography in the 1880s exhibiting his work, including genre studies of African Americans, at national and international photography exhibition. His photographs won prizes.; Forms part of: George Bacon Wood Photograph Collection.

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Keywords

  1. African American Agricultural Laborers
  2. African Americans
  3. Dwellings
  4. Farming
  5. Genre Photographs
  6. Platinum Prints
  7. Portrait Photographs
  8. Rural Life
  9. United States

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