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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 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_1673.jpg
Keywords
Schools; Education