Creator

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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

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

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