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Date
1895-1900
Description
Glass plate negative of workers stripping tobacco leaves by hand in an unidentified tobacco warehouse in Richmond, Virginia; image shows women and men seated on buckets in large open room; tobacco leaves piled on floor of room; male supervisors or managers (?) look on.
Topical Subject
Factories; Tobacco industry; Labor
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Negative Number
1078
Negative Type
glass
Negative Information
1 glass negative (8x10 in.); 1 vintage photoprint, tape (8x10 in); 1 film negative (4x5 in)
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_1078.jpg
Keywords
Factories; Tobacco industry; Labor