Women Cutting Sugar Cane, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1912
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From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1912
Subject Date
circa 1890
Creators
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Photographed by William Henry Jackson. Published by Detroit Publishing Co., Detroit, Michigan. Printed 1912 from a negative made about 1890.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.DPC.073047
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)
Color
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
Text at lower left image front: CUTTING SUGAR CANE LOUISIANA
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