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Exhibits

McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 162

Item

Title
McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 162
Description
Caption: "Negro Boys Dancing, Savannah, Georgia. Savannah Population is 50% Negroes, July 15, 34." A group of young boys of various ages show off their dancing skills along a country road. According to census information available online, the population of Savannah in 1930 consisted of 54.2% white, 45.7% black.
Contributor
Audrey Fullerton-Samora of Sacramento, great niece of William and Grace McCarthy, donated the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection to the California State Archives in 1996.
Coverage
Savannah, Georgia
Date
7/15/1934
Format
JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color
Identifier
96-07-08-alb11-162
Language
English
Publisher
California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office
Rights
© 2017 by the California State Archives, a division of the Secretary of State’s Office. Contact the owner for more information at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246.
Source
Image of an item within the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)
Subject
People
Type
Still Image