Uncle Jimmie, Beaufort, S.C

Uncle Jimmie, Beaufort, S.C

Wilson & Havens

[ca. 1880]

Stereograph depicting “Uncle Jimmie,” an older African American man knitting the corner edge of a mesh fishing net extended out in front of him from a pole on the porch of a wood cabin. Shows the man, with receding, short, cropped hair, seated, and in profile. He wears a white, long-sleeve, button-down shirt; dark-colored pants; and work shoes. The man, possibly Gullah, uses a flat rule and needle on the edge of the net. Behind the man, in the background, an open door to an entryway with an open window is visible. A vertical beam is also visible in the left of the image. Knitting fish net was and is one of a number of Gullah traditions (customs developed by enslaved Africans living along the Atlantic coast of South Carolina) practiced in Beaufort, S.C.; Photographed by Wilson & Havens, Savannah, Ga.; Title from manuscript note on verso.; Date inferred from active dates of Wilson & Havens partnership.; Orange mount with rounded corners.

Stereographs -- 1870-1880

Albumen prints -- 1870-1880

African American men -- South Carolina -- Beaufort

Cabins -- South Carolina -- Beaufort

Fishing nets -- South Carolina -- Beaufort

Gullah men -- South Carolina -- Beaufort

Knitting -- South Carolina -- Beaufort

Porches -- South Carolina -- Beaufort

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