Creator

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Date

circa 1915

Description

Glass plate negative of women using machines to stem tobacco leaves in an unidentified tobacco factory; women sit on low stools and feed tobacco into a revolving mechanism.

Note

Photographer unknown

Topical Subject

Women; Tobacco industry; Factories; Tobacco; Labor

City/Location

Location unknown

Negative Number

1103

Negative Type

glass

Negative Information

1 glass negative (17x22 cm.); 3 vintage photoprints (17x22 cm.); 1 film negative (23x30 cm.); 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_1103.jpg

Keywords

Women; Tobacco industry; Factories; Tobacco; Labor

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