Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. One of cabins built by [multiracial people] on John Henry cotton plantation. It was originally the kitchen to the big house, later the blacksmith shop. Built and owned by Metoyier and sold to J.H. Henry in 1833

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Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. One of cabins built by [multiracial people] on John Henry cotton plantation. It was originally the kitchen to the big house, later the blacksmith shop. Built and owned by Metoyier and sold to J.H. Henry in 1833
Additional title: Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. One of cabins built by mulattoes on John Henry cotton plantation. It was originally the kitchen to the big house, later the blacksmith shop. Built and owned by Metoyier and sold to J.H. Henry in 1833
Names
United States. Farm Security Administration (Sponsor)
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990 (Photographer)
Collection

Farm Security Administration Photographs

Wolcott, Marion Post

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1940
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 054599-D c.2
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Acquisition: Transferred from the Picture Collection, 1991
Content: Date and title from Library of Congress.
Content: FSA Collection contains two copies of this photograph.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: Print Size: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 49249
TMS Object Number: 054599-D c.2
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): de284280-814e-013a-74e1-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. One of cabins built by [multiracial people] on John Henry cotton plantation. It was originally the kitchen to the big house, later the blacksmith shop. Built and owned by Metoyier and sold to J.H. Henry in 1833" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f3dcb180-8154-013a-7bb2-0242ac110002

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. One of cabins built by [multiracial people] on John Henry cotton plantation. It was originally the kitchen to the big house, later the blacksmith shop. Built and owned by Metoyier and sold to J.H. Henry in 1833" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f3dcb180-8154-013a-7bb2-0242ac110002

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. One of cabins built by [multiracial people] on John Henry cotton plantation. It was originally the kitchen to the big house, later the blacksmith shop. Built and owned by Metoyier and sold to J.H. Henry in 1833 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f3dcb180-8154-013a-7bb2-0242ac110002

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Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. One of cabins built by [multiracial people] on John Henry cotton plantation. It was originally the kitchen to the big house, later the blacksmith shop. Built and owned by Metoyier and sold to J.H. Henry in 1833