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

Image Location

 
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