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Date
1871-03
Handwritten Notes (transcribed from original)
Baby Huestis Cook and nurse, March 1871.
Description
Glass plate negative showing baby (Huestis) Cook in the arms of his unidentified nurse; baby wears long, light-colored gown and sits on the lap of an African-American woman wearing striped dress.
Note
Photographer likely George Smith Cook.
Topical Subject
Infants; Women; Cook, Huestis Pratt (1868-1951); Portraits; Domestic work
City/Location
Location unknown
Negative Number
1563
Negative Type
film
Negative Information
1 glass negative, wet plate (11x9 cm.); 1 film negative (7x5 in.); 1 film negative (5x4 in.)
Image Size
7x9.5
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_1563.jpg
Keywords
Infants; Women; Cook, Huestis Pratt (1868-1951); Portraits; Domestic work