Old Plantation Cabin Louisiana: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Color picture postcard depicting an elderly man sitting on a bench in front of a wooden cabin. The man holds his hat in his hands. Flowering vines grow up the side of the cabin. At bottom center of front is [Old Plantation Cabin Louisiana]. Black handwriting on side of postcard's front. Postcard has postmark, stamp, and handwritten address on reverse side.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: March 1, 1906
• Published by: New Orleans News Company, founded 1885
• Type: picture postcards
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 3 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (8.9 × 14 cm)
• Place depicted: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: American South
• Topic: Domestic life
• Topic: Rural life
• Topic: Slavery
• Object number: 2014.312.184
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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