Metlakahtla wedding party
A wedding party stands on the steps of the Metlakahtla Christian Mission Church, Metlakahtla, Alaska, around the turn of the 20th Century. The church was part of the...
More work for mom
Traditionally, “women’s work” on the farm included chores like caring for smaller animals, vegetable gardening, child rearing, housework, and food preservation....
Mother and daughter, ca. 1890
These portraits of an unknown young girl and her mother, taken about 1890 by the Treasury Department, are from a series of photographs of Government buildings,...
Mr. and Mrs. Bunel
While many slave couples formed lasting bonds during their enslavement, slave marriages had no legal foundation or protection. The abolishment of slavery not only...
Musician, Singer, and Singing Teacher
Pvt. Francis Adam Drew served 36 months as a fifer in Col. James Reed’s Second New Hampshire Regiment. In civilian life Drew was a musician, singer, and teacher....
No water, no electricity for $6 a day
Mrs. John Whitehead, her husband, six children, and six grandchildren rented this primitive three-room company house from the Coleman Fuel Company. They were...
Officially married, 21 years later
Former slaves Joseph and Mary Province of Lebanon, Tennessee, were officially married on April 23, 1866, after “living together for 21 years.” Joseph was a...