Harper’s Weekly

Harper’s Weekly: at the country store.

Harper’s Weekly was famed for its lithographs. Though none are known to depict Wilson County scenes, several feature tableaux that would have been typical of the area. This engraving from a sketch by Mary L. Stone, published 20 April 1872, shows two African-American women at the counter of North Carolina country store. One wears a head wrap and large gold hoop earrings and a short jacket over layers of skirt. She is barefoot. The other woman, who appears to be handling cloth or some other merchandise, is bare-headed and wears a long, full dress and boots.

Thanks to J. Robert Boykin III for sharing this image.

Harper’s Weekly: cotton team.

Cotton Team in North Carolina. [Drawn by Edwin Forbes.]

Harper’s Weekly was famed for its lithographs. Though none are known to depict Wilson County scenes, several feature tableaux that would have been typical of the area. This engraving, published 12 May 1866, shows two African-American men traveling with a wagon loaded with cotton bales. A barn and cotton press stand in the background.

Thanks to J. Robert Boykin III for sharing this image.