WILLIS WINN, 1939. Original safety negative by Russell Lee. Taken April 1939, Marshall, Texas, United States (Library of Congress). Mr Winn’s exact birthdate varies, but one book claims that Winn, interviewed in 1938, was born in 1832, which would’ve made him 106 or 107 years old at the time of this portrait by Russell Lee. The text reads, ‘Owned by Bob Winn of Louisiana’. Incidentally, Winn is the name of a parish in Louisiana.
>Original caption reads, ‘Old Negro (former slave) Willis Winn with horn with which slaves were called. Near Marshall, Texas.’
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WILLIS WINN, 1939. Original safety negative by Russell Lee. Taken April 1939, Marshall, Texas, United States (Library of Congress). Mr Winn’s exact birthdate varies, but one book claims that Winn, interviewed in 1938, was born in 1832, which would’ve made him 106 or 107 years old at the time of this portrait by Russell Lee. The text reads, ‘Owned by Bob Winn of Louisiana’. Incidentally, Winn is the name of a parish in Louisiana.
>Original caption reads, ‘Old Negro (former slave) Willis Winn with horn with which slaves were called. Near Marshall, Texas.’
The original photograph on the Library of Congress
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I think these pictures are better non-colorized.
UnicornsShit_Glitter
Great color job, OP! I actually used to live in Marshall so this was really cool to find this photo in my feed.
ScurvyBOT
Amazing colorization, top class job well done.