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Original Title (transcribed from photograph)
Taken at Bon Air, probably ex-slaves
Date
circa 1888
Description
Glass plate negative of an older African-American couple posing in front of their log home in Bon Air, Chesterfield County, Virginia; woman, in head scarf and long skirts, sits in chair; man, in coat and apron, leans against facade.
Note
Photographer likely Huestis P. (Huestis Pratt) Cook
Topical Subject
Domestic life; Dwellings--Virginia--Bon Air; Chimneys; Bon Air, Virginia; Architecture; Rural life; Portraits, Group
City/Location
Bon Air, Virginia
Negative Number
1436
Negative Type
film
Negative Information
1 glass negative, corner broken off (7x5 in); 1 photoprint (13x11 cm.); 1 film negative (5x4 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_1436.jpg
Keywords
Domestic life; Dwellings--Virginia--Bon Air; Chimneys; Bon Air, Virginia; Architecture; Rural life; Portraits, Group