This selection highlights photos from the collection that are specific to the Southern US, including photos by Southern photographers or photos that focus on the South as their subject matter. It includes vintage material: vernacular and fine art portraits, cabinet cards of "Southern Scenery", as well as some disturbing photos of imprisoned African Americans, and racist caricature photos of African Americans produced in the South for wide distribution. There are examples of Depression era photo-documentary work and selections of more contemporary work by Southern photographers that may or may not focus on the South exclusively.