Title |
"Old
Hannibal" Sits in His Jennet Drawn Two Wheeled Cart with a Jack
Colt by the Jennet's Side |
Date
of Original |
Circa
1890-1900 |
Date
of Digital |
15
November 2004 |
Description |
HANNIBAL,
MO - Ed Butler (or by some accounts Llewellyn Butler), better known as
"Old Hannibal", was a former slave born with withered
legs. He was very strong in body and arms and made his living
caning chairs. At his death he was interred in the old Baptist
Cemetery. |
Creator |
Unknown |
Publisher |
Hannibal
Free Public Library (Hannibal, MO) |
Subject |
Butler,
Ed ("Old Hannibal") |
Subject |
African
American businessmen -- Missouri -- Hannibal -- 19th century. |
Original
Format |
Photograph,
black and white, 5" by 3". |
Digital
Format |
jpg |
Identifier |
B0559 |