Wood Plank House, Barbados, 1907
Roof of cane trash; kitchen extension on right. Although the photo is long after slave emancipation, the house closely resembles wooden plank houses with thatched roofs found among Barbados plantation slaves, particularly in the pre-emancipation (pre-1834/38) decades of 19th century.
Image Title
Wood Plank House, Barbados, 1907
RegID
SI-OB-509
Date
1907
Title
Wood Plank House, Barbados, 1907
Source
Barbados Department of Archives, Registered Photos, 1905-1907, # 81
Language
English
Item sets
Plantation Scenes, Slave Settlements & Houses
Spatial Coverage
Caribbean--Barbados
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
1-Jun-16
Identifier
NW0125