Exhibit #4
Lingering Reminders of the
Cane River Sharecropping Era.
Cabin, sharecropper
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| Collection |
Meziere's Farm Collection |
| Copyright |
Rodney Meziere |
| Photographer |
Rodney Meziere |
| Date of photo |
2010 |
| Description |
Cabin, Sharecropper Meziere's Farm, two room cabin, wooden construction, tin roof. In rear (unattached) kitchen. |
| Year Range from |
1920 |
| Year range to |
1960 |
| Object ID |
0001.1.6 |
| Object Name |
Cabin, Sharecropper |
| Place |
Melrose |
| Provenance |
This is a two room cabin used by sharecroppers during the sharecroppers era. The kitchen is unattached and is on ground level. The cabin has a fireplace but later an wood burning stove was added. The last know occupants were the Roque family, who sharecropped on the (Lawrence) Meziere's Farm. |
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Cabin, sharecropper |
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COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ For access to this image, contact the Museum. When using this image, the credit line should be in the following format: Image courtesy of the Creole Heritage Center.
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For more information: contact Janet Colson, Executive Director, 318-357-6686 CreoleCenter@nsula.edu
Last modified on: May 19, 2010
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