A Mississippi River Landing, Memphis, Tennessee, July 1906

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Artifact Overview

African-American workers carry cargo from horse-drawn wagons onto waiting steamboats. This 1906 photograph was taken at Memphis, Tennessee, along the Mississippi River. Steamboats were still an important freight and travel option into the early 20th century.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

July 1906

Creator Notes

Photographed by Lycurgus S. Glover. Published by Detroit Publishing Co., Detroit, Michigan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.019395

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Sepia (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 9.5 in

A Mississippi River Landing, Memphis, Tennessee, July 1906