A Mississippi River Landing, Memphis, Tennessee, July 1906
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African-American workers carry cargo from horse-drawn wagons onto waiting steamboats. This 1906 photograph was taken at Memphis, Tennessee, along the Mississippi River. Steamboats were still an important freight and travel option into the early 20th century.
African-American workers carry cargo from horse-drawn wagons onto waiting steamboats. This 1906 photograph was taken at Memphis, Tennessee, along the Mississippi River. Steamboats were still an important freight and travel option into the early 20th century.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
July 1906
Creators
Glover, L. S. (Lycurgus S.), 1858-1935
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Photographed by Lycurgus S. Glover. Published by Detroit Publishing Co., Detroit, Michigan.
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.DPC.019395
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Sepia (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 9.5 in
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