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Date
1890-1900
Handwritten Notes (transcribed from original)
In play clothes-in the '90s. ' Young colored actors of the streets and 'cake walk' on vintage print.' Jr. B. Cal. 76
Description
Glass plate plate negative showing six young African-American boys wearing costumes; the boys clown around outside in front of a wooden fence.
Topical Subject
Children; Costumes; Portraits, Group
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Negative Number
1405
Negative Type
film
Negative Information
1 glass negative (5x7 in); 1 vintage photoprint, mounted (5x8 in); 1 film negative (4x5 in)
Image Size
8x10
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_1417.jpg
Keywords
Children; Costumes; Portraits, Group