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Picking cotton in Savannah, Georgia

Launey & Goebel Photographersca. 1867-1890

National Constitution Center

National Constitution Center
Philadelphia, PA, United States

Likely taken after the Civil War, this photograph shows African American laborers picking cotton in Savannah, Georgia.

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  • Title: Picking cotton in Savannah, Georgia
  • Creator: Launey & Goebel Photographers
  • Date Created: ca. 1867-1890
  • Location Created: Savannah, Georgia
  • Subject Keywords: Reconstruction, work, 13th Amendment, sharecropping
  • Original Source: Library of Congress
  • Rights: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
National Constitution Center

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