Jerry and Rebecca Cotterall
| Description: |
An African American couple sitting on the front porch of a house. The woman is wearing a polka dot dress and white apron. The man is wearing a suit and hat. A grape arbor is visible in the background. Identified as Jerry and Rebecca Cotterall or Cotrill. In 1900, they lived on Fawcett Street. This is likely the same house. Jerry, a farmer, was born in 1834. Rebecca was born in 1843. An accompanying note from the donor reads as follows.My stepfather, David Franklin Crosier, was white and often talked about the Cotteralls who were so good to him when he was a youngster. He was born in New Albany, I think, around 1897. He spent most of his business life in New York City and retired to Southbury, Connecticut where he died. He loved this picture and it was always on a wall wherever he lived. |
|---|---|
| Origin: | about 1915 |
| Source: |
http://nafclibrary.pastperfectonline.com/photo/40E79517-F32D-4109-AE42-414996567162 |
| Collection: |
New Albany Historic Photograph Archive |
| Subjects: |
African Americans Black Americans Blacks Farm buildings Farm houses Farm life Farm produce Farmers Farmhouses Farmland Farms Grapes Grapevines New Albany (Ind.) People |
Further information on this record can be found at its source.
This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Indiana State Library.