William Colbert, Age 93
Dublin Core
Title
William Colbert, Age 93
Subject
- Colbert, William
- Photographs
- United States -- Alabama
- Photographs
- United States -- Alabama
Description
William Colbert, formerly a slave in Georgia, stands with his cane before a fence in 1937.
Creator
Unnamed US Government employee
Source
Federal Writer's Project, United States Work Projects Administration (USWPA)
Publisher
Library of Congress
Date
1937
Contributor
William Colbert (subject)
Rights
The Library of Congress is not aware of any copyright restrictions for the materials presented in this collection. U.S. Government employees created the materials in this collection. Generally speaking, works created by U.S. Government employees are not eligible for copyright protection in the United States, although they may be under copyright in some foreign countries. The persons interviewed or whose words were transcribed were generally not employees of the U.S. Government. Privacy and publicity rights may apply.
Format
.jpg
Type
Photographs
Identifier
WPA Slave Narrative Project: Container, A917, vol. 1
https://www.loc.gov/resource/mesnp.010081/
https://www.loc.gov/resource/mesnp.010081/
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 photographic print
Citation
Unnamed US Government employee , “William Colbert, Age 93,” HIST 390 The Digital Past: A Cultural New Deal, accessed September 18, 2026, https://jessicadoeshistory.com/cnd/items/show/35.