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Lawdy, Lawdy, What'll I Do?

Subjects
African American HistoryChildrenDisasters & Accidents
Card type
Lithograph
Front of Lawdy, Lawdy, What'll I Do?, Folk Art America, VA, USA, lithograph postcard
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Back of Lawdy, Lawdy, What'll I Do?, Folk Art America, VA, USA, lithograph postcard
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A painting of a burning log cabin with heavy black smoke, a Black woman and three children in the foreground, and household belongings scattered on the red dirt. The woman clutches her hands; a small outbuilding and bare trees are in the background.

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PublisherFolk Art America
Lawdy, Lawdy, What'll I Do? --- Lawdy, Lawdy, What'll I Do "Cabins were heated by open fires and cook stoves. Coal oil was used to start fires and light lamps. The burning home was a frequent tragedy—no running water and no one nearby to help—all was lost!" Queena Stovall POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY Published by Folk Art America, Box 6, Lynchburg, VA 24505 ©1975 Queena Stovall
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ConditionExcellent
PublisherFolk Art America, Box 6, Lynchburg, VA
NotesWide cream border; printed caption below image. Art reproduction. No postmark. Modern card, undivided back ("THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY"), ©1975 Queena Stovall, published by Folk Art America, Lynchburg VA. Unused — no handwriting, no stamp. Front is a reproduction of a Queena Stovall painting with a cream border.

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Lawdy, Lawdy, What'll I Do?, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lawdy-lawdy-whatll-i-do. Accessed October 5, 2026.