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Photograph of an African American man (with pet raccoon?) and four boys eating watermelon in a yard in or near Richmond County, Ga., in late 19th century

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Digital image of black and white photograph taken in the late 19th century, scanned by the University of Georgia Libraries in 1999 as part of GALILEO.Photograph of an African American man eating watermelon in a yard along with four boys (three standing, one kneeling) beside him. The man kneels and cradles a baby (pet?) raccoon with his left hand, and a tall white picket fence is in the background. Two hats (presumably belonging to the boys) lie on the ground to the left and right of the group.
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Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Children & Animals
  3. Children Eating & Drinking
  4. Georgia
  5. Raccoons
  6. Richmond County
  7. Watermelons

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