Name/Title
Photograph, Black-and-WhiteEntry/Object ID
2009.10.4.8Description
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Black-and-White photograph showing a float of people, likely men, in blackface dressed as "mammy" stereotypes. They are spinning fiber with a white woman in a powdered wig looking on. Handwritten note on photograph reads, "Home Bureau Trudeau."
Part of a 1915 Winter Carnival photograph album. See 2009.10.4 for album. See 2009.10.4.1 - 2009.10.4.76 for photographs contained in album.Photograph Details
Subject Place
City
Saranac LakeState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of AmericaMade/Created
Date made
1915Place
City
Saranac LakeState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Photograph, Black-and-WhiteNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Winter carnivals, Parades & processions, Floats (Parades), Blackface entertainment, Spinning wheelsDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-3/4 inRelationships
Related Places
Place
Sanatorium
Trudeau SanatoriumCity
Saranac LakeState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of America