Creator

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Date

circa 1900

Description

Glass plate negative showing a group of students pulling a fire wagon at the St. Emma Industrial & Agricultural Institute at Belmead Plantation, Powhatan County; image of young African-American men in pants, shirts and caps pulling a rope attached to a light-weight wooden wagon hung with buckets, tubs and a fire extinguisher; view of plantation house in background.

Note

Photographer unknown

Topical Subject

Schools; Education

City/Location

Powhatan County (Va.)

Negative Number

1673

Negative Type

glass

Negative Information

glass negative

Image Size

8x10

Genre

black-and-white photographs

Local Genre

photograph

Type

Still Image

Digital Format

image/jpg

Language

eng

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_1673.jpg

Keywords

Schools; Education

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