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Stop HorizontalDown Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass

While hanging out at the Pettway lounge (the only business of any kind in Gee's Bend) I struck up a conversation with a man who actually grew up in this particular house and gave me the history of the 12 foot room

The Pursuit Series was shot in NYC over two separate trips

He has the most amazing shoes

This image was taken in Gee's Bend

I went up and introduced my self and he replied ROBERT HENRY CLAY

He was one of 14 family members that shared this tiny house

I grew up in Albany

which resulted in the addition of what was called the 12 foot room because of its dimensions

and pictures the Flint River taken from Highway 32

Note: this image is a non-standard size and will require either custom matting and/or framing

but out of respect I changed it

When the houses were first built for the descendants of the Gee's Bend slaves the government figure out that the tiny houses were too small for the large families that occupied them