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Date
1880-1920
Description
Glass plate negative showing hog butchering in an unidentified Virginia location; image shows three men dressing hanging carcases, while a fourth man tends a fire in the smoke house (?).
Topical Subject
Swine; Meat industry; Livestock; Rural life; Labor
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Negative Number
984
Negative Type
glass
Negative Information
1 film negative; 11 x 13 cm.; 3 vintage photoprints; 11 x 13 and smaller; 1 print 1952; 21 x 26 cm.; 1 film negative; 4 x 5 in.
Image Size
4x5
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_0984.jpg
Keywords
Swine; Meat industry; Livestock; Rural life; Labor