African Americans Clearing Mangroves (Miami Beach, Fla.)

Permanent Link:

http://dpanther.fiu.edu/sobek/FI22091758/00001

Material Information

Title:

African Americans Clearing Mangroves (Miami Beach, Fla.)

Series Title:

Claude Matlack Photograph Collection

Creator:

Matlack, Claude Carson ( Photographer )

Publication Date:

1924-04-25

Physical Location:

Matlack collection.

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Mangrove forests
African Americans
Miami Beach (Fla.)

Genre:

Photographs

Spatial Coverage:

Florida--Miami Beach

Coordinates:

25.7929198 x -80.1353006

Notes

Abstract:

An African American laborer looks at the camera before returning to his work. Before Miami Beach could be built, the mangroves had to be cleared. African Americans did most of this work. ( en )

General Note:

From the Claude Matlack Photograph Collection at HistoryMiami. Collection No. HMA0362.

Record Information

Source Institution:

HistoryMiami Museum

Holding Location:

HistoryMiami Museum

Rights Management:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Resource Identifier:

Matlack 165-13 ( HistoryMiami )
FI22091758

dpSobek Membership

Aggregations:

HistoryMiami Museum
Claude Matlack Photograph Collection