American South Collection

Pavilion behind trees, possibly Southern States, c1901. Creator: Unknown
Pavilion behind trees, possibly Southern States, c1901

Teaching the Freedmen, 1866. Creator: Unknown
Teaching the Freedmen, 1866

Southern countryside dwellings, 1926. Creator: Julius John Lankes
Southern countryside dwellings, 1926

Southern slaves at their daily toil, 1925. Creator: Unknown
Southern slaves at their daily toil, 1925

Shadow land; stories of the South, title page, 1905. Creator: Unknown
Shadow land; stories of the South, title page, 1905

Picking and weighing cotton, 1872. Creator: Unknown
Picking and weighing cotton, 1872

Three women standing on the front porch of a home in the South, 1905. Creator: Unknown
Three women standing on the front porch of a home in the South, 1905

From Harper's Weekly; [Political assassinations- Taking the consequences], 1882. Creator: Unknown
From Harper's Weekly; [Political assassinations- Taking the consequences], 1882

Picking cotton on a southern plantation, 1882. Creator: Unknown
Picking cotton on a southern plantation, 1882

Pressing cotton into bales on a southern plantation, 1882. Creator: Unknown
Pressing cotton into bales on a southern plantation, 1882

African Americans leaving the South, 1882. Creator: Unknown
African Americans leaving the South, 1882

Souvenir programme for the Southern Tennis Association Annual Tournament, 1933
A souvenir program for an annual tennis tournament sanctioned by the Southern Tennis Association and held at the Tuskegee Institute 2-5 August 1933

Black Studies: Paradox with a Promise, 1975. Creator: Unknown
A 1975 program for the National Council for Black Studies (NCBS) first annual conference held at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Baton used by Dr. Issac Greggs with The Human Jukebox marching band, ca. 2000
A baton used by Dr. Issac Ben Greggs, the Director of the Southern University - Baton Rouge marching band nicknamed " the Human Jukebox." The baton has a white plastic stick

Sign for the Booker T. Motel, ca. 1950. Creator: Unknown
Motel sign from Humboldt, Tennessee, named for Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), an African-American educator, author and orator. Colored indicates that the motel was for African-Americans only

Dress worn by Marie Monroe of Rosewood, Florida, 1923. Creator: Unknown
This dress belonged to Marie Monroe, a young woman who lived in Rosewood, Florida, during the 1923 Rosewood Massacre, a racially motivated massacre of black people

Selections of Plantation Songs As Sung By Donavins Famous Tennesseeans, 1883
A rectangular paper booklet of sheet music. Front cover, pink with black type, is bordered by elaborate decorations, especially in the corners, and reads [ORGANIZED A.D

Wooden drum used on the Sea Islands, South Carolina, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
A wooden drum covered with stretched leather hide that has been attached to drum body with nine wooden pegs. Two carved, anthropomorphized face motifs are on opposite sides of the upper half of

Glass oil lamp from the home of Robert Smalls, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Born enslaved, Robert Smalls (1839-1915) was an African-American politician, publisher, businessman, maritime pilot. This oil lamp has been converted from oil to electric

Guard tower from Camp H at Angola Prison, 1900-1950. Creator: Unknown
Watchtower from the Louisiana State Penitentiary known as Angola, after the former plantation that occupied this territory in the American south

Albumen print of a man with a full hay cart, 1894-1904. Creator: E. K. Blush
A cabinet card with an albumen print depicting an unidentified man standing in front of an open cart stacked high with hay. Two (2) oxen are harnessed in front of the cart

Folks At Home, 1888-1912. Creator: O. Pierre Havens
A cabinet card with an albumen print of three (3) unidentified African-American women and seven (7) children posed on the porch of a wooden house

Hoeing Rice, 1876-1888. Creator: O. Pierre Havens
A stereograph titled " Hoeing Rice" printed and photographed by Havens of Savannah, Georgia. The albumen prints depict one female and three male African-Americans hoeing rice in a field

An Hours Hunting, 1876-1888. Creator: O. Pierre Havens
A stereograph titled " An Hours Hunting" printed and photographed by O. Pierre Havens of Savannah, Georgia. The albumen prints depict an unidentified African-American woman

Photographic print of the Senate of North Carolina, Session of 1889, 1889
An oval-shaped-sepia photograph mounted on poster paper of the fifty-one senators and Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, session of 1889

William Gilmore Simms, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
William Gilmore Simms, 19th century

A Merchant from San Antonio, Texas, c1897. Creator: Unknown
A Merchant from San Antonio, Texas, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

Parade Grounds, San Antonio, Texas, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Parade Grounds, San Antonio, Texas, c1897. Fort Sam Houston is a U.S. Army post in San Antonio, Texas. Construction began in mid 1870s From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof

Old Spanish Mission, San Antonio, Texas, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Old Spanish Mission, San Antonio, Texas, c1897. Mission Concepcion established to convert the Hasinai people to Catholicism. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R

Washerwomen, El Paso, Texas, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Washerwomen, El Paso, Texas, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

The Plaza, El Paso, Texas, c1897. Creator: Unknown
The Plaza, El Paso, Texas, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

Wooding Up On The Mississippi, pub. 1863, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph)

Low Water In The Mississippi, pub. 1868, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph)

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