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Original Title (transcribed from photograph)
Near Bon Air, Colored Picnic'
Date
1885-1889
Description
Glass plate negative showing a group of African-American men and women at a church picnic, near Bon Air in Chesterfield County, Virginia; men and women wear dress clothes and hats.
Note
This is one of the first professional photographs taken by Heustis Cook.
Topical Subject
Picnics; Bon Air, Virginia; Portraits, Group; Children
City/Location
Bon Air, Virginia
Negative Number
1384
Negative Type
glass
Negative Information
1 glass negative (5x8 in); 1 film negative (8x10 in); 1 film negative (4x5 in)
Image Size
5x8
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_1384.jpg
Keywords
Picnics; Bon Air, Virginia; Portraits, Group; Children