Images from the Pike County Collection

This collection contains 24 excellent views of black rural life in Pike County, Alabama, ca. 1915. The photographer was probably Reverend Barnett, a Methodist minister in the area. A few of the people photographed have been identified.
Unidentified Pike County family (28180 bytes) Unidentified Pike County family. Negative P-2.
Willie and John Townsend and Rena Tolbert (29272 bytes) Left to right: Willie or Emma Sue Townsend, John Townsend, son of Bose Townsend, and Rena Tolbert. Negative P-13.
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