Elderly African American man showing teachers how to cane a chair in a wooden church building in Clayton, Alabama.

Elderly African American man showing teachers how to cane a chair in a wooden church building in Clayton, Alabama.

"An old negro basket weaver who had learned his trade in slavery days was employed to give the teachers lessons in basket making, bottoming chairs and such work."

Bibliographic Details
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/18227

format	Electronic
collection	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
building	Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher	Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
spellingShingle	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Elderly African American man showing teachers how to cane a chair in a wooden church building in Clayton, Alabama.
fulltopic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures African Americans--Arts & crafts; African Americans--Education; Education; Freed persons; Teachers; Clayton (Ala.); Barbour County (Ala.)
description	"An old negro basket weaver who had learned his trade in slavery days was employed to give the teachers lessons in basket making, bottoming chairs and such work."
spelling	Q0000042753Q42753Elderly African American man showing teachers how to cane a chair in a wooden church building in Clayton, Alabama."An old negro basket weaver who had learned his trade in slavery days was employed to give the teachers lessons in basket making, bottoming chairs and such work."19151910-1919African Americans--Arts & crafts; African Americans--Education; Education; Freed persons; Teachers; Clayton (Ala.); Barbour County (Ala.)Still imagePhotographsAnna T. Jeanes Foundation - Negro Rural School Fund, Inc.Anna T. Jeanes Foundation photograph albumSPP27v5069Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/18227
title	Elderly African American man showing teachers how to cane a chair in a wooden church building in Clayton, Alabama.
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