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[3 African American boys eating watermelon] – Antique Wall Art

[3 African American boys eating watermelon], c1902. — historic photograph
[3 African American boys eating watermelon], c1902.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: [3 African American boys eating watermelon], preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Three young boys share a watermelon in this c1902 photograph, copyrighted by F.W. Guerin of St. Louis. The caption card files it under "African Americans--Types," a heading that shows how photographers and publishers of the period often grouped Black people into categories rather than presenting them as individuals. Watermelon was a stock image in American visual culture of that era, frequently used in caricature and advertising, so the scene reads as a constructed type as much as a candid moment. The boys' names and the exact setting are not recorded, and the date and details come from an unverified caption card, so the picture is worth viewing with that context in mind.

Created / publishedc1902.
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsPhoto copyrighted by F.W. Guerin, St. Louis. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Children; African Americans--Types.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,232 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-143453

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