Jerry Shores and his family at their homestead in Custer County, Nebraska in 1887. All the adults in the photo were formerly enslaved. The houses in the background are made of sod, a common building material on the treeless plains. [1000 x 774]

Comments

1. GuardianDevil2

   Love how he put the dog in the chair. Any dude who puts his dog in a chair for a family photo is OK by me.

2. Jiert

   I would love to see this on r/ColorizedHistory