Aunt Charity Hooker with Lincoln portrait.
Title
Aunt Charity Hooker with Lincoln portrait .
Creator
Thomas, Jean, 1881-1982 (collector)
Description
An African-American woman wearing a long dress and head scarf sits at a table on a porch , writing . A portrait of Abraham Lincoln is propped up on the table . In her 1940 book 'The Sun Shines Bright, ' Thomas recalls that Aunt Charity had been hired to clean Thomas ' mother's home in Ashland , Kentucky . Noticing the woman's interest in the portrait of Abraham Lincoln , Thomas taught her how to write his name , then moved the portrait to the back porch to take this photo .
Subject
Women African Americans Porches Writing Portraits Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
People Pictured
Hooker, Charity
Location Depicted
Ashland (Ky.) Boyd County (Ky.)
Date Original
18--? - 19--?
Object Type
Negatives
Source
2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. b&w nitrate negative. Item no. 1979.33.0459 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 1979.33.0459
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