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Accession Number:2000-151
Accession Date:
Condition:fair
Location:archives, Black Hist. Coll., Box 1,folder 48
Keywords:slavery, Celia Sheppard, African American, Henry Sheppard, Hampton Ave., St. Louis St., fashion
Area of Origin:Springfield, MO
Period:1902
Category:Documentary Artifact
Object:Print, photographic
Maker:uk
Description/History:Sepia tone photo of a former slave, Celia Sheppard, taken in 1902 when she was over 90. Posed at the southwest corner of Hampton Ave. and St. Louis St. She had been owned by the Henry Sheppard family who lived at 414 St. Louis St. Celia Sheppard lived with her son Sargent at 211 Hampton Ave. Sarge worked for the Anthony Tobacco Factory at 605 St. Louis St. The photo was given to Charles Sheppard's mother by Mary Dean Anthony. Note the clothing which was typical for slave women throughout the south.
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