Preview
Date
circa 1925
Handwritten Notes (transcribed from original)
Tobacco Factory Drying Tobacco
Description
Glass plate negative showing men working with tobacco processing machines at an unidentified tobacco factory; men in foreground hang leaves to dry on wooden racks; men in background feed leaves through machines (?).
Topical Subject
Factories; Tobacco industry; Labor; Tobacco
City/Location
Location unknown
Negative Number
1098
Negative Type
film
Negative Information
2 vintage photoprints (8x10 in); 1 film negative (5x7 in.); 1 film negative (4x5 in.)
Image Size
7.5x9.5
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_1098.jpg
Keywords
Factories; Tobacco industry; Labor; Tobacco