Creator

Cook Studio

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Date

1890-1899

Description

Glass plate negative showing a group of women and children working inside an unidentified tobacco factory stripping tobacco leaves from stems.

Topical Subject

Workers; Tobacco; Factories; Tobacco industry; Labor

City/Location

Richmond (Va.)

Negative Number

1075

Negative Type

glass

Negative Information

1 glass negative (17x22 cm); 1 Cabinet Card (13x21 cm.); 1 vintage photoprint (17x21 cm.); 1 film negative (5x7 in.); 1 film negative (4x5 in.)

Image Size

6.5x8.5

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_1075.jpg

Keywords

Workers; Tobacco; Factories; Tobacco industry; Labor

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