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Washerwoman and Family
| Date | ca. 1880-1885 |
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| Dimensions | Image (size of each image): 3 5/8 x 3 in. (9.2 x 7.6 cm) Paper: 3 5/8 x 6 in. (9.2 x 15.2 cm) Mount: 3 15/16 x 7 in. (10 x 17.8 cm) |
| Print medium | Photo-Gelatin silver-Stereograph |
Less well represented or documented than other occupations, washing was a key form of work among free African Americans in the postwar South. Here, a washerwoman and her large family have filled the yard with newly washed shirts and rugs. The view was taken by Julius L. Schaub, who worked in various cities in Georgia before setting up shop in LaGrange around 1881, where he was active primarily as a portrait photographer.
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Gift of Daniel Cowin, 1990
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Accession No. 485.1990