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Date
circa 1888
Description
Glass plate negative of an unidentified African-American man; man wears work clothes and holds axe, walking stick and tin pail; sits on stump in a clearing; wood and grass structure in background
Topical Subject
Work; Laborers; Woodcutting; Chesterfield County; Portraits; Labor; Rural life
City/Location
Virginia--Chesterfield County
Negative Number
1458
Negative Type
glass
Negative Information
1 glass negative (8x5 in); 3 vintage photoprints (19x12 cm. And smaller); 2 Lantern Slides (9x11 cm); 1 film negative (5x4 in)
Image Size
5x7
Accession Number
x52.1.26
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_1458.jpg
Keywords
Work; Laborers; Woodcutting; Chesterfield County; Portraits; Labor; Rural life