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Date
1880-1920
Description
Glass plate negative showing an African-American family posed outside for a formal portrait; identified on verso of original image as "Cheatham, wife & boy / Bon Air, Va.;" man, seated in chair, wears suit and tie, holds hat on knee; woman wears long gown with wide lace collar; child wears knee pants and shirt with tie.
Note
1930s copy of 1880s (?) image.
Topical Subject
Women; Men; Children; Portraits, Group; Bon Air, Virginia
City/Location
Bon Air, Virginia
Negative Number
1571
Negative Type
film
Negative Information
1 photoprint, Cabinet Card, corner gone (17x11 cm); 2 film negatives (5x4 in)
Image Size
3.5x5
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_1571.jpg
Keywords
Women; Men; Children; Portraits, Group; Bon Air, Virginia