1912 RPPC African American Laborer Pinehurst NC Jim Crow Era Real Photo Postcard

1912 RPPC African American Laborer Pinehurst NC Jim Crow Era Real Photo Postcard. Original real photo postcard (RPPC) postmarked March 13, 1912 from Pinehurst, North Carolina, featuring a striking full-length portrait of a Black man outdoors holding a long-handled hoe or rake.

He wears worn work clothes and a brimmed hat, standing among pine trees-likely a laborer working on a farm, plantation, or golf resort grounds during the Jim Crow era. Pinehurst, NC, was known by the early 1900s for its resorts and golf courses.

The image offers a rare, dignified, and detailed glimpse into the everyday life of an African American worker in the segregated South during the early 20th century. RPPC format (real photographic postcard) - Stamp cancelled: Pinehurst, NC, March 13, 1912 - One cent green Washington stamp - Addressed to Mr. Light edge wear; excellent tonal contrast and clarity. Powerful documentation of Southern Black life in the post-Reconstruction, pre-Great Migration era. A valuable piece for collectors of African American history, labor history, or Southern photographic ephemera.

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