Transporting Tobacco to Market, near Richmond, Virginia, 1873-74
Captioned, The old method of getting tobacco to market, a man with a whip is driving a mule and oxen team that is hauling a huge hogshead. The tobacco leaf is the most troublesome as well as the most remunerative staple which the Virginian planter can raise (p. 634). 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
Transporting Tobacco to Market, near Richmond, Virginia, 1873-74
RegID
SI-OB-1150
Date
1873-1874
Title
Transporting Tobacco to Market, near Richmond, Virginia, 1873-74
Source
Edward King, The Great South (Hartford, Conn., 1875), p. 634 (Special Collections, University of Virginia Library)
Language
English
Item sets
Miscellaneous Occupations & Economic Activities
Spatial Coverage
North America--Virginia
Reproduced In
Edward King, The Great South (Hartford, Conn., 1875), p. 634
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Identifier
King05