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Date

1885-1889

Description

Glass plate negative showing a group of African-American men and women posed for a group portrait during a picnic in Bon Air, Chesterfield County, Virginia; men and women in dress clothes stand and sit in a line next to a long wooden fence.

Topical Subject

Picnics; Bon Air, Virginia; Portraits, Group

City/Location

Bon Air, Virginia

Negative Number

1390

Negative Type

glass

Negative Information

1 glass negative (17x22 cm); 1 film negative (4x5 in)

Image Size

6.5x8

Genre

black-and-white photographs

Local Genre

photograph

Type

Still Image

Digital Format

image/jpg

Language

eng

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_1390.jpg

Keywords

Picnics; Bon Air, Virginia; Portraits, Group

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