Creator

Cook Studio

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Date

1880-1920

Description

Glass plate negative showing men working with tobacco leaves at the Allen & Ginter Tobacco Company in Richmond, Virginia; image of men in aprons and caps using pitchforks to break up tobacco from barrels.

Topical Subject

Tobacco industry; Tobacco; Labor

City/Location

Richmond (Va.)

Negative Number

1136

Negative Type

glass

Negative Information

1 glass negatives; 8 x 10 in.; 2 vintage photoprints; 8 x 10 in. and smaller; 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

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_1136.jpg

Keywords

Tobacco industry; Tobacco; Labor

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