- Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
- Title:
- Retired domestic worker Dorothy Longstreet, Americus, Georgia, August 1978.
- Creator:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Contributor to Resource:
- West, Ray (Photographer)
- Date of Original:
- 1978-08
- Subject:
- African American women household employees
African Americans--Employment - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Sumter County, 32.03997, -84.19704
United States, Georgia, Sumter County, Americus, 32.07239, -84.23269 - Medium:
- photographic prints
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Newspaper caption attached to print verso: "Dorothy Longstreet: 'Time's terrible now,' says the woman who worked as a maid in Americus until her disability retired her. 'I worked five days a week, eight and nine hours a day for $5 a day.... But nowadays since the government making 'em pay maids $2.65 an hour, ain't that much call for maid work 'round here.'" Caption date-stamped: Aug 26 1978 Jnl-Consti. Verso stamped with photographer's stamp: Ray West.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ajc/id/940
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/ajc:940/manifest.json
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: AJCP167-020b, Atlanta Journal Constitution Photographic Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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