Woman Carrying Bundle, Savannah, Georgia, 1873-74
The woman is descending a staircase by the levee in Savannah; she carries a bundle on her head, a ubiquitous form of burden carrying throughout African America from the earliest times. It is not specified if the woman was a domestic servant. Original sketch made by J. Wells Chamney who accompanied the author during 1873 and the spring and summer of 1874.
Image Title
Woman Carrying Bundle, Savannah, Georgia, 1873-74
RegID
SI-OB-1148
Date
1873-1874
Title
Woman Carrying Bundle, Savannah, Georgia, 1873-74
Source
Edward King, The Great South (Hartford, Conn., 1875), p. 364 (Special Collections, University of Virginia Library)
Language
English
Item sets
Marketing & Urban Scenes
Spatial Coverage
North America--Georgia--Savannah
Reproduced In
Edward King, The Great South (Hartford, Conn., 1875), p. 364
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Identifier
King03