Sylvester Magee, a formerly enslaved person, setting a pot in the fireplace of his home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

According to a note accompanying this image, Magee was 124 years old, though it is unlikely that official birth records existed for him.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hamilton
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/90871
Description
Summary:According to a note accompanying this image, Magee was 124 years old, though it is unlikely that official birth records existed for him.