Susquehanna Plantation House at Its Original Site, St. Mary's County, Maryland, 1942
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Susquehanna Plantation, home to the Carroll family, was one of the largest, most productive farms in southern Maryland during the 1800s. Its success was made possible through the labor of 75 enslaved African Americans. The Maryland plantation house on the Patuxent River--one room deep with long front and back porches designed for ventilation--is seen here at its original site.
Susquehanna Plantation, home to the Carroll family, was one of the largest, most productive farms in southern Maryland during the 1800s. Its success was made possible through the labor of 75 enslaved African Americans. The Maryland plantation house on the Patuxent River--one room deep with long front and back porches designed for ventilation--is seen here at its original site.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1942
Creators
Unknown
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.188.70087
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.375 in
Width: 10.875 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten into image in lower right hand corner: 70087
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