Aunt Phebe Collins, Windsor Plantation, Alabama, 1915

Born a slave on a rice plantation not far from the coast in South Carolina, her dress and general appearance are typical of that part of the state ; see Matthews for biographical and other details on women who come from the same area as Phebe Collins.

Image Title

Aunt Phebe Collins, Windsor Plantation, Alabama, 1915

RegID

SI-OB-554

Date

1915

Title

Aunt Phebe Collins, Windsor Plantation, Alabama, 1915

Source

Essie Collins Matthews, Aunt Phebe, Uncle Tom and Others: Character Studies Among the Old Slaves of the South, Fifty Years After: illustrated from photographs made by the author in the cabins and on the plantations (Columbus, Ohio, 1915)

Language

English

Item sets

Portraits & Illustrations of Individuals

Spatial Coverage

North America--Alabama

Reproduced In

Matthews, Essie Collins. Essie Collins Matthews, Aunt Phebe, Uncle Tom and Others: Character Studies Among the Old Slaves of the South, Fifty Years After: Illustrated Photographs Made by the Author in the Cabins and on the Plantations. Columbus, Ohio, 1915.

Researchers

Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May

Identifier

NW0241