<I>Poems of Cabin and Field</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1899
name: label: Written by
content: Paul Laurence Dunbar, American, 1872 - 1906
label: Published by
content: Dodd, Mead and Company, American, 1839 - 1990
label: Photograph by
content: Hampton Institute Camera Club, American, founded 1893
label: Designed by
content: Alice Cordelia Morse, American, 1863 - 1961
notes: label: Caption
content: Poems of Cabin and Field compiles five previously published poems by Paul Laurence Dunbar and pairs them with photographs of African Americans captured by the Hampton Institute Camera Club, a group consisting mostly of white faculty members.
label: Description
content: An 1899 edition, hardcover, octavo book of Poems of Cabin and Field by Paul Laurence Dunbar with black and white photographs by the Hampton Institute Camera Club. The book is covered in brown cloth with gilt title and author on the front cover and spine. Also on the front cover and spine is an art nouveau style design of green vines and large red flowers. Intricate pale green border designs of flowers, fruits, vegetables, animals, and musical instruments by Alice Morse surround the photographs and text of each interior page of the book. The title page is printed entirely in pale green and the title, author's name and publisher have been traced over with black ink. There are 125 pages.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place printed
content: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: Language
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Poetry
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
label: Exhibition
content: Cultural Expressions
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.37.54.2
objectType: label: Type
content: books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 8 7/8 × 6 × 9/16 in. (22.5 × 15.2 × 1.5 cm)