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Cutting Out the Meat, Lynchburg, VA, 1975

Subjects
African American HistoryAgriculture & FarmsWorkers & Occupations
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1975 (Modern)
Front of Cutting Out the Meat, Lynchburg, VA, 1975, c. 1975 lithograph postcard
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Back of Cutting Out the Meat, Lynchburg, VA, 1975, c. 1975 lithograph postcard
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Several African American men butcher a hog outdoors on a farm. One man cuts meat at a table, another stirs a large black cauldron over a fire, and others work near red farm buildings. Chickens and a dog move through the yard. The reminiscence begins with "We always killed pigs at home" and recalls men coming in from a brother's farm to help. The speaker notes that such help is now hard to find, calls the work "butcherin's a real treat" and admits a preference for cows over pigs. Home hog killings were common in rural communities, shared work usually done in cool weather and followed by preserving pork and rendering lard.

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PublisherFolk Art America
Cutting Out the Meat "We always killed pigs at home. The men doin' the butcherin' came in off my brother's farm to help. I used to get all the help that I needed but as it is now, we can't find any help. They've all gone. I think butcherin's a real treat, even though I prefer cows over pigs." Queena Stovall
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PublisherFolk Art America
ConditionExcellent
PublisherLynchburg, VA
NotesWhite border; printed caption at bottom. No postmark, no stamp, no handwriting. Modern 1975 reproduction card: undivided back ("THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY"), white border, smooth glossy surface. Printed title, artist quote, publisher imprint and copyright on back.

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Cutting Out the Meat, Lynchburg, VA, 1975, postcard, c. 1975. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/cutting-out-the-meat-lynchburg-va-1975. Accessed November 2, 2026.