Children in costume by Johnston Birthplace marker, Washington, Kentucky, 1932.
Title
Children in costume by Johnston Birthplace marker , Washington , Kentucky , 1932 .
Creator
Thomas, Jean, 1881-1982 (collector)
Description
A group of young girls wearing hoop skirts , petticoats , and bonnets poses beneath a historical marker reading "Johnston Birthplace / Near here on February 3 , 1803 , General Albert Sidney Johnston , Confederate leader , was born . He resigned from the U.S . Army in 1861 to join the South . Killed at Shiloh , April 6 , 1862 . / Kentucky Department of Highways / 91. " This marker , number 91 , is located on Main Street in Old Washington , Kentucky . Two African-American girls in contemporary dress stand next to them, and a larger crowd is visible behind them. Title supplied by cataloger .
Subject
Girls Costumes--United States Signs (Notices) Historical markers Birthplaces African Americans
Location Depicted
Washington (Ky.) Mason County (Ky.)
Date Original
1932
Object Type
Negatives
Source
2 1/8 x 4 in. b&w nitrate negative. Item no. 1979.33.0829 in the Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman, Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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Collection
Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman, Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/jthom/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULPA 1979.33.0829
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