WASH DAY ON THE PLANTATION by Rudolf Eickemeyer
WASH DAY ON THE PLANTATION by Rudolf Eickemeyer, 1887. African Americans doing laundry outdoors in a wash tub, as water is warmed in a cauldron over a fire. A woman and older girl are working, as two younger children look on. In 1900, Eickemeyer published DOWN SOUTH, a book of photos he took during various trips to Alabama during the 1890s (BSLOC_2017_20_106)
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11971557
Media ID
45360334
Size
3000px x 2335px
(1.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Everett Collection
Source
Everett Collection
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