Copyright: Smith, Jane--negress--memories of 1833.jpg
Name/Title
Smith, Jane, Negress of old age, News Photo and story, c. 1914
Entry/Object ID
P9999.BHF.772
Description
Smith, Jane, Negress of old age, News Photo and story, c. 1914. Digital image of news story with photo about a very old black woman who didn't know exactly how old she was. Story from St. Joseph Newspaper.
Headline: "She Saw the Stars Fall"
Caption: Jane Smith, who makes a kettle of soft soap every two weeks.
Jane Smith, negress, who has no idea as to her age, but who was a "right smart slip of a girl when the stars fell". This was in 1833. She has all her faculties, and takes pride in making a kettle of soft soap for the institution every two weeks.
Smith, Jane--negress--memories of 1833.jpg
Collection
Black Archives
Made/Created
Date made
1914
Place
City
St. Joseph
State/Province
Missouri
Lexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Slavery
Search Terms
Black History
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Digital Image
Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Digital Image Only
Condition
Overall Condition
Not Rated
Maintenance
Maintenance History
Date
Jun 22, 2013
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Jane Smith
Provenance
Notes
Digital Images from photos loaned from members of Black Archives for scanning only
