Wilson, J. N

Description

Racist, vignetted view showing an African American man, attired in well-worn clothes, hauling a loaded cart pulled by a thin, horned cow. The man, attired in a wide-brimmed hat, jacket, and pants, rides the cow. His right hand holds the reigns of the yoke and his left hand holds up a stick in a striking motion. A pile of thatch fills the cart. A bag of cotton rests atop of the thatch. Townscape is visible in the background. View racistly satirizes African American civil rights and the right to vote granted to African American men in 1870 by the Fifteenth Amendment.; Photographed by J. N. Wilson, nos. 143 Broughton and 21 Bull Sts., Savannah, Ga.; Title and series number printed on verso.; Name of photographer printed on verso.; Photographer inferred to also be publisher.; Date inferred from style of mount and active dates of photographer.; Printed on mount: Charleston & Vicinity.; Orange mount with rounded corners.; Jerome N. Wilson (1827-1897), a New-York born photographer, relocated his photography business to Savannah Georgia in 1865. He produced multiple genres of photographs, including cartes de visite and stereographs. His studio was enlarged and improved in 1871.

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