2 1/2" x 4 1/4". Newllano, Louisiana, circa 1920s. Two men and three women in comic poses under a large tree. George T. Pickett, standing at center, wields a kitchen knife as if to "sacrifice" the watermelon he is holding in his other hand, while two women kneel with arms outstretched as if in supplication fora slice. A. James McDonald is standing behind Pickett. "Myrtle Kemp (in charge of kindergarten), McDonald, Pickett" written on verso, ca. 1920s

Item — Box: 4, Folder: 4, Item: 29

Identifier: MC 190 5

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Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Photographs of buildings, people, and daily life activities at the Newllano, Louisiana, cooperative colony and the Ink, Arkansas, cooperative colony. All photographs are black and white and unmounted. Dimensions have been recorded height by width, and locations and dating, when in doubt, have been indicated by brackets.