Images of Central Florida
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Description
A black and white image of a student or farmworker with his back to the camera while he carves into the abdomen of a slaughtered pig which is hanging from a pulley system upside-down. Another pig's corpse is hanging next to it on the right. The man can be seen holding a large knife. The man is wearing overalls and a hat. On the back of the photograph is a note about the purpose of the slaughter: "For years, Bethune-Cookman's live stock [sic] department has furnished much of the meat for the boarding deparment." The photographer of the image is unknown.
Date
ca. 1930s
Subjects
Black and white photography -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Men -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; African Americans; Butchers -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Slaughtering -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs
Number of Images
2 images
Side of Image
Back of Postcard
Repository
Bethune-Cookman University
Repository Collection
Bethune-Cookman University Photograph Collection
CFM Storyline
Education
Identifier
DP0001924
Size of Original Image
15 cm. x 9 cm.
Rights Statement
All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact University Archives, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL 32114 (386) 481-2186. http://www.cookman.edu/academics/library/index.html
Digital Publisher
Electronically reproduced by the Digital Services unit of the University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, 2009.
Funding source
LSTA Grant 2008-2009
Digital Reproduction Specifications
Jpeg2000 images were derived from 400 dpi tiffs scanned on a Kodak i200 series flatbed scanner.
Date Digitized
2009-08
Recommended Citation
"Butchering pigs to feed faculty and staff" (1930). Images of Central Florida. 1580.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-images/1580