Old Aunt Julia Ann Jackson, age 102 and the corn crib where she lives

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Title

Old Aunt Julia Ann Jackson, age 102 and the corn crib where she lives

Subject

Jackson, Julia Ann
- African Americans--Women--1930-1940
- Freedmen--Arkansas--1930-1940
- Older people--Arkansas--1930-1940
- United States--Arkansas

Description

She uses the large battered tin can for a stove and does her cooking on it. Aunt Julia Ann is an ex-slave and was grown woman when the Civil "Wah broke out."

Creator

Works Progress Administration

Source

Portraits of African American ex-slaves from the U.S. Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project slave narratives collections.

Date

between 1937 and ca. 1938

Rights

No known restrictions on reproduction.

Identifier

https://www.loc.gov/item/99615221/

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

photographic print : gelatin silver

Physical Dimensions

3 1/4 x 5 in.

Tags

Citation

Works Progress Administration , “Old Aunt Julia Ann Jackson, age 102 and the corn crib where she lives,” HIST 390 The Digital Past: A Cultural New Deal, accessed September 18, 2026, https://jessicadoeshistory.com/cnd/items/show/145.

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