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Date
1880-1920
Handwritten Notes (transcribed from original)
('#33 A prize watermelon')
Description
Glass plate negative of an African-American boy displaying a large watermelon; boy, in straw hat, crouches in front of an ivy-covered wall with watermelon at his feet.
Note
Photographer unknown
Topical Subject
Children; Watermelons; Portraits; Agriculture
City/Location
Location unknown
Negative Number
1429
Negative Type
glass
Negative Information
1 glass negative; corner broken off; 5x7 in. 1 film negative; 4x5 in.
Image Size
5x7
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_1429.jpg
Keywords
Children; Watermelons; Portraits; Agriculture