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Creator Role

manufacturer publisher copyrighter

Description

The stereograph contains a black and white image of a woman dressed in a maid's uniform kneading dough at a table. A man stands in the doorway behind her looking in her direction. The image is mounted on a gray-color card, and its reverse features additional documentary information.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1903

Measurement

3 1/2 X 7 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

albumen print on paper card mount

Inscription

recto, vertical left: Keystone View Company / Copyright 1903, by / Manufacturers B. L. Singley. Made in U.S.A. Publishers recto, vertical right: Meadville, Pa., St. Louis, Mo., Portland, Ore. / New York, N. Y., Toronto Can., London, Eng. recto, bottom right: 12313-(b) "Ah, ha! I see why I'm forbidden the kitchen, / It's because the cook is so bewitchin'." verso, vertical right stamped: GIVEN FEB. 28. 1931 / BY WM. S. APPLETON

Subjects

Adultery; Kitchens; Women household employees

Work Type

stereograph

Class

photos

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

6514

Digital ID

FVW_06514

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Ah, ha! I see why I'm forbidden the kitchen, It's because the cook is so bewitchin'.

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