Announcing a Tobacco Sale, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1873-74
A man is blowing a horn by which buyers are summoned to a tobacco sale (p. 560). Original sketch made by J. Wells Chamney who accompanied the author during 1873 and the spring and summer of 1874. Although relating to the post-emancipation period, the scene evokes the later ante-bellum years.
Image Title
Announcing a Tobacco Sale, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1873-74
RegID
SI-OB-1149
Date
1873-1874
Title
Announcing a Tobacco Sale, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1873-74
Source
Edward King, The Great South (Hartford, Conn., 1875), p. 560 (Special Collections, University of Virginia Library)
Language
English
Item sets
Miscellaneous Occupations & Economic Activities
Spatial Coverage
North America--Virginia--Lynchburg
Reproduced In
Edward King, The Great South (Hartford, Conn., 1875), p. 560
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
6-Nov-10
Identifier
King04