Hermitage Slave Quarters, Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan, 1935
THF109491 / Hermitage Slave Quarters, Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan, 1935
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Artifact Overview
Enslaved African Americans built and lived in these brick quarters on the Hermitage Plantation, located just north of the city of Savannah in a rice-growing region. Owned by Henry McAlpin, in 1850 this prosperous plantation had 200 enslaved workers who lived in about 50 similar buildings. These enslaved workers cultivated rice, and manufactured bricks, rice barrels, cast iron products, and lumber.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
01 August 1935
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
P.O.6000
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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