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Date
1895-1900
Description
Glass plate negative of a group of men and women working in the tobacco stemming room at an unidentified tobacco factory; image shows women seated on stools at low wooden benches piled with tobacco; men in overalls and caps pose against a brick wall to right; supervisor (?) in vest and shirt stands at left.
Note
Photographer unknown
Topical Subject
Tobacco industry; Tobacco; Labor
City/Location
Location unknown
Negative Number
1102
Negative Type
glass
Negative Information
1 glass negative; 8 x 10 in.; 1 film negative; 4 x 5 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_1102.jpg
Keywords
Tobacco industry; Tobacco; Labor