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Date
1880-1920
Description
Glass plate negative showing a group of African-American men in a logging camp (?); men in work clothes and hats stand or sit in a line; many hold axes or saws; man in foreground in front of stump uses long saw; trees and camp (?) in background.
Note
Photographer unknown
Topical Subject
Work; Woodcutting; Portraits, Group; Rural life; Labor
City/Location
Location unknown
Negative Number
1383
Negative Type
glass
Negative Information
1 glass negative, corner broken off (17x22 cm); 1 film negative (4x5 in)
Image Size
6x8
Genre
black-and-white photographs
Local Genre
photograph
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgment of The Valentine as a source is requested. For information about ordering copies and commercial use of these images, contact The Valentine.
Collection
Selected Images from the Cook Photograph Collection
Source
Cook Photograph Collection, The Valentine, Richmond, Virginia.
File Name
cook_1383.jpg
Keywords
Work; Woodcutting; Portraits, Group; Rural life; Labor