Creator

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Date

1890-1899

Handwritten Notes (transcribed from original)

Picking Cotton Surry County in the 1890s

Description

Glass plate negative showing men and boys picking cotton in Surry County, Virginia.

Note

Photographer unknown

Topical Subject

Cotton; Men; Labor; Rural life; Agriculture

City/Location

Surry County (Va.)

Negative Number

3658

Negative Type

film

Image Size

7.5x9.5

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_3658.jpg

Keywords

Cotton; Men; Labor; Rural life; Agriculture

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