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Date
1880-1890
Description
Glass plate negative of workers picking peas or beans in a field in Norfolk, Virginia; image shows men and women working along rows of low plants; farm house in upper left corner of image.
Note
Photographer unknown. Title and information from Shadows in Silver, page 122, III-79.
Topical Subject
Agriculture; Men; Women; Laborers; Norfolk; Rural life; Labor
City/Location
Norfolk (Va.)
Negative Number
982
Negative Type
film
Negative Information
1 glass negative (5x7 in.); 1 vintage photoprint (12x17 cm); vintage photoprint (19x25 cm); 1 film negative (4x5 in)
Image Size
4x6.75
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_0982.jpg
Keywords
Agriculture; Men; Women; Laborers; Norfolk; Rural life; Labor